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HHS Unveils Online Tool To Aid Small Businesses in Finding Health Plans

On Friday, HHS launched a new Web-based tool that allows small-business owners to compare locally available health plan benefits and their costs, Modern Healthcare reports.

The tool — which businesses can access through the HealthCare.gov website created under the federal health reform law — provides information from more than 530 insurers about more than 2,700 plans (Lee, Modern Healthcare, 11/18). Using their ZIP codes, business owners can obtain data, such as:

  • The average cost and out-of-pocket limits for each worker;
  • Summaries about the cost and coverage with available deductibles, co-payments and benefits; and
  • Their options based on variables such as prescription drug, mental health and maternity coverage.

Comments About the New Site

Officials from the National Federation of Independent Business — which opposes the health reform law and is involved in a lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the overhaul — praised the new website provision.

Amanda Austin, the group’s director of federal public policy, said such tools that employ consumer-driven approaches will be helpful for small-business owners (Bristol, CQ HealthBeat, 11/18).

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the site “will help business owners navigate what has traditionally been a complicated and confusing decision,” adding, “Both owners and their employees can feel more confident that the plans offered will be the best to suit everyone’s needs” (Modern Healthcare, 11/18).

According to HHS, small businesses spend as much as 18% more than larger companies for the same amount of health benefits (CQ HealthBeat, 11/18).

Source: iHealthBeat

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