NU Online News Service, June 7, 10:22 a.m. – Florida insurance regulators have set up a 17-member committee to look for ways to make health coverage more affordable for small businesses.
Plans for self-employed individuals and employers with 50 or fewer employees cover 1.2 million Florida residents.
Small-group premiums rose by an average of 16% in 2000 and 24% in 2001, officials report.