ARLINGTON, VA — The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) called on Congress to approve new legislation that would expand access to affordable health insurance for small businesses and their employees.
The Patients’ Bill of Rights Act of 2001 was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives Ernie Fletcher (R-KY), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), and Colin Peterson (D-MN).
The legislation would expand access to health care for the uninsured by broadening access to medical savings accounts (MSAs) and creating federally sanctioned Association Health Plans (AHPs), which would allow small employers to pool their coverage in the same fashion as do large and medium-sized companies.