CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A company accused of marketing illegal insurance plans in New Hampshire is disputing the allegation.
The state insurance commissioner on Wednesday ordered Aliera Healthcare and Trinity Healthshare to stop selling or renewing insurance in New Hampshire. Aliera has been marketing and administering health coverage on behalf of Trinity, which the state says said doesn’t meet the requirements for a health care sharing ministry. Such ministries are legal and exempt from state insurance regulation if they can show they have been in existence since 1999 and that their members share medical expenses and a common set of religious beliefs.
Aliera says it will appeal the decision. The company says it is “deeply disappointing” that state regulators are denying residents access to a more affordable alternative to high health insurance premiums.
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This story has been corrected to show that the name of the company is Trinity Healthshare, not Trinity Healthcare.
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