A map showing individual coverage looks a lot cheaper in some states than in others A map showing where individual bronze coverage looks cheapest (in the tannest states) and most expensive (in the bluest states). (Credit: Vericred)

Analysts at Vericred think they can see where cost differentials will push small employers toward, and away from, the new individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement (ICHRA) programs

Vericred is a New York-based company that gathers and sells health care provider data and health plan data, and related tools and services.

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Allison Bell

Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.