The Trump executive order claims to legalize association health plans, but in reality is much more limited. Executive order, part two: Short-term limited-duration insuranceShort-term, limited duration health insurance plans, or STLDIs, used to be an afterthought in the health insurance market. The cost-sharing subsidies are designed to pay insurers for the extra cost of providing that kind of coverage. Anyone who benefited from cost-sharing subsidies will see no change to their net premiums or cost-sharing. INVESTORS’ NOTE: The biggest publicly-traded health insurance companies include UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH), Anthem (NYSE:ANTM), Aetna (NYSE:AET), Molina (NYSE:MOH), and Centene (NYSE:CNC).

Source: Forbes October 14, 2017 23:48 UTC