Major publicly traded insurers reported yet another solid quarter of profits in the individual business under the Affordable Care Act with some looking to expansion in 2019. Rather, come of these health insurers are looking at returning to the ACA’s individual market in 2019 that they departed this year and expansions to new markets with robust health benefits. “This action is being taken to lengthen the maximum period of short-term, limited duration insurance, which will provide more affordable consumer choice for health coverage,” the Trump administration said in its proposed rule. But Trump’s short-term health plan ideas have yet to gain much interest in health plans' public disclosures and statements to Wall Street analysts. The lobby for those health insurers that have remained offering ACA-compliant plans hasn’t been warm to the idea of offering less comprehensive coverage.

Source: Forbes May 06, 2018 13:52 UTC