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Small businesses want insurance law changed

WSHU | By Charles Lane
Published April 11, 2014 at 2:51 PM EDT
Charles Lane

A group of small businesses on Long Island is urging lawmakers to change a state law that forbids trade associations from joining together to buy group health plans. Business owners complain they are paying about 30% more for health insurance than larger businesses.
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Long Island News Long IslandObamacareBen LawskyDepartment of Financial ServicesJohn HillHealthcare-LI
Charles Lane
Charles is senior reporter focusing on special projects. He has won numerous awards including an IRE award, three SPJ Public Service Awards, and a National Murrow. He was also a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists and Third Coast Director’s Choice Award.
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