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A Senate panel in December deepened a probe of copay-based mini-med plans that raised pointed questions about the plans’ value and transparency for workers, even when employers are unable to sponsor more comprehensive coverage.
Though the information-gathering session notably excluded testimony from mini-med insurers or brokers, questions are likely to intensify amid health care reform implementation that could outlaw the plans by 2014.
Koster is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and former Employee Benefit News online managing editor.
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