Coalition of small businesses, including many Washington, D.C.-based associations, opposes single marketplace for insurance One year from now, the employees of many associations based in Washington, D.C., could be selecting their health plans through a new insurance marketplace. The city moved a huge step closer toward this possibility Oct. 3, when the executive board of the Health Benefit Exchange Authority voted unanimously to make the exchange the only place to purchase insurance for individuals and businesses with fewer than 50 employees. The exchange plans would start in 2014. However, in a change from an earlier proposal, businesses with 51-–100 employees would not… Read More