A push to limit employers' access to stop-loss insurance has picked up steam, amounting to one of the biggest battles facing the industry in years.

Stop-loss insurance is state-regulated, and in the last year the topic has come up in legislatures across the country. By the end of 2013, four states had passed laws restricting stop-loss in one way or another.

Self-insured employers pay for most worker health costs directly. Stop-loss allows these employers to protect themselves from bigger claims that could wipe them out. About 60 percent of insured American workers are in self-insured plans. Most of these workers are either in unions or employed by larger companies.

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