# Leveraging Association Health Plans for Small Employers (feat. Grace Brangwynne) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/moving-to-value-unscripted-6695836/leveraging-association-health-plans-for-small-employers-feat-grace-brangwynne Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/moving-to-value-unscripted-6695836/leveraging-association-health-plans-for-small-employers-feat-grace-brangwynne.md Podcast: [Moving to Value Unscripted](https://stenobird.com/podcast/moving-to-value-unscripted-6695836) Published: 2026-03-03T15:53:21+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moving-to-value-alliance/episodes/Leveraging-Association-Health-Plans-for-Small-Employers-feat--Grace-Brangwynne-e3fskkn Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/e7dc0824/podcast/play/116330583/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-3%2F419203233-44100-2-e226d481d2f29.m4a Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/moving-to-value-unscripted-6695836/episodes/leveraging-association-health-plans-for-small-employers-feat-grace-brangwynne Duration seconds: 2359 ## Resource "Now is the time to strike when the iron is hot. People need healthcare." Join us in the halls of the Connecticut General Assembly, where lawmakers are considering a bill to authorize Association Health Plans in the state. This would let small employers pool risk and receive health insurance as one group, boosting their power to negotiate better value for employees. Grace Brangwynne, Policy Director for Healthcare, Insurance and Housing at the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, describes the "breaking point" of double-digit premium hikes facing small employers across the state. She talks us through the guardrails built into the current Association Health Plan proposal, the tension between market innovation and state regulation and why the survival of Connecticut’s mom-and-pop shops depends on a fundamental shift in healthcare purchasing. Find the transcript of this episode at movingtovalue.org/transcript/brangwynne ________ Sign up for our email list. Thank you to our members who make our work possible! As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Moving to Value Alliance relies on generous supporters to advance our mission of creating a value-based healthcare ecosystem with high-quality health outcomes at a reasonable cost for plan sponsors and their members. Get involved at movingtovalue.org/membership . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/moving-to-value-unscripted-6695836/episodes/leveraging-association-health-plans-for-small-employers-feat-grace-brangwynne/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/moving-to-value-unscripted-6695836/leveraging-association-health-plans-for-small-employers-feat-grace-brangwynne.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.