The Biden administration is facing blowback for attempting to enforce federal health insurance market reforms that run up against Virginia state law.
Under Virginia’s HB 768/SB 335 law, state realtors can pool together and insure employees under a single health plan. Signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 2022, the law was billed by its backers as a vehicle for helping realtors negotiate better plans with insurance providers.
But on May 31, the Biden administration sent a letter to Youngkin saying the law ran afoul of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA.
“An association of real estate ...
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