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Small Business Health Insurance Premium Relief
Small businesses are the backbone of New Mexico’s economy. To help lower health insurance costs for small businesses, the New Mexico Legislature worked with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to pass legislation establishing a Health Care Affordability Fund. The new law that provides funding to the New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) to reduce health insurance premiums for small businesses that purchase coverage in the small group market. The Small Business Health Insurance Premium Relief Initiative is the program established by OSI to achieve this goal. The initiative started on July 1, 2022.
Small Business Health Insurance Premium Relief Initiative Regulations
Bulletins
Participating Health Plans in 2024
The following insurers are providing the 10% premium reduction for qualifying small group health plans to their customers:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico
- Presbyterian Health Plan
- United Healthcare
Resources for Small Business Owners and Employees
Resources for Insurance Producers
- OSI held virtual information sessions for insurance producers throughout the month of May. Additional sessions can be scheduled upon request.
- Click here to view slides presented on May 3.
Resources for Health Insurance Issuers
- Program Year 2023 Attestation Form
- Program Year 2023 Annual Reporting Template (Excel file)
- Program Year 2023 Annual Reconciliation Examples (Excel file)
- Program Year 2022 Monthly Reporting Template (downloads Excel file)
- Program Year 2022 Updated Annual Reporting Template – Monthly Renewal Date (downloads Excel file)
- Program Year 2022 Updated Annual Reporting Template – Quarterly Renewal Date (downloads Excel file)
- Program Year 2022 Annual Data Reporting Instructions
- Program Year 2022 Attestation Form
- Program Year 2022 Data Form for Hearings (Optional) (downloads Excel File)