NFIB is urging North Carolina lawmakers to reject a series of proposed health insurance mandates, citing concerns about increased costs for small businesses and their employees. These legislative proposals would mandate health plans to cover various specific treatments and services, reducing flexibility and potentially driving up premiums.
“Our concern is that these additional mandates would drive up the cost of insurance for everyone and make it harder for small businesses to provide health benefits to their employees and their families,” State Director Gregg Thompson stated.
The bills currently under consideration include:
– H 152: Access to transcranial magnetic stimulation
– H 297: Breast cancer prevention imaging parity
– H 489: Insurance coverage for emergency ambulance transportation
– H 567: Ensure access to biomarker testing
– H 634: Parity enhancement for addiction recovery
– H 635: Increase access to fertility treatment
– H 663: Living Donor Protection Act
– H 820: Prescription eye drop early refill coverage
– H 824: Expand treatment access for opioid use disorder
– H 906: Reagan’s Law
Thompson emphasized that NFIB will continue to oppose mandates that they believe make it challenging for small businesses to offer affordable coverage and remain competitive in attracting workers.
