WASHINGTON — In conjunction with the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing on small business health care solutions, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) called on Congress to take swift action to pass association health plan legislation.
“Quick congressional passage of association health plan legislation is vital to advance the president’s goal of strengthening America’s health care system and ensuring that American workers receive the cost-effective, high-quality health care coverage they deserve,” said Kirk Pickerel, ABC’s president and CEO. “ABC thanks Labor Secretary Elaine Chao for her leadership in promoting association health plans as an effective approach to solving the health care crisis facing America’s small businesses.