Do ICHRA ‘Myths’ Have Merit? Proponents, Skeptics Weigh In

Apr 04
Apr 04, 2025

Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements are not just an option for small businesses or for firms facing the prospect of big premium hikes in their traditional employer-sponsored plans, panelists argued during a recent webinar seeking to dispel ICHRA “myths.”

“We hear people say sometimes that the system isn’t set up to support large groups,” said Ben Light, vice president of partnerships at Zorro, which offers employers an “end-to-end” ICHRA and health benefits platform. “And we actually think that the system is set up to support large groups in many ways.”
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Leslie Small

Leslie has been working in journalism since 2009 and reporting on the health care industry since 2014. She has covered the many ups and downs of the Affordable Care Act exchanges, the failed health insurer mega-mergers, and hundreds of other storylines spanning subjects such as Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage, employer-sponsored insurance, and prescription drug coverage. As the managing editor of Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits, she writes and edits for both publications while overseeing a small team of reporters who also focus on the managed care sector. Before joining AIS Health, she was a senior editor for the e-newsletter Fierce Health Payer, and she started her career as a copy editor at multiple local newspapers. She graduated with a dual degree in journalism and political science from Penn State University.