WASHINGTON - The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is continuing its push for Association Health Plan (AHP) legislation. To bolster its argument for AHPs, ABC cited recent figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau stating that the number of Americans without health insurance has increased by 5.7 percent in 2002.
The legislation, S. 545, was introduced on March 6, 2003. The U.S. House of Representatives passed companion legislation on June 19, 2003, but to date the U.S. Senate has failed to consider the legislation.