Association for PRINT Technologies launches NAM health care

The Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech) is offering an association health plan to its members, extending affordable health care to small- and medium-sized manufacturing companies in approved states. In states where the association health plan is not available, the APTech will connect manufacturers with available small-group options in their respective states.

“Given the large number of members that are small and medium-sized manufacturers, we couldn’t be more pleased to offer additional health insurance coverage choices heading into 2020,” said Thayer Long, president, APTech.

The plan, called NAM Health Care was developed to meet the unique health care needs of manufacturers, according to APTech, adding it offers a portfolio of health benefits options insured by UnitedHealthcare. In states where these plans are available, businesses with 2 to 99 employees will be able to choose from a variety of PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) and HSA (Health Savings Account) health plans.

NAM Health Care is an industry-based Association Health Plan (AHP) that’s fully ACA-compliant, administered by Mercer and sponsored by The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), of which APTech is an affiliate member.  Under NAM Health Care, eligible member companies also will have access to supplemental benefits including dental, vision and life. UnitedHealthcare will work with any licensed and appointed agents who want to sell NAM Health Care.

Mercer will provide APTech small-business members that elect Mercer as their agent of record with consulting services regarding health benefit offerings and contribution strategies, marketing support to sign up and enroll their employees, plan administration and compliance consulting services, the announcement said.

APTech is quoting these plans for eligible member groups for a December 1 enrollment date.