The Trump administration said this bulletin contravened the Affordable Care Act in several ways. And insurers would not have to provide all of the “essential health benefits” required by the Affordable Care Act. For example, the Trump administration said, Idaho insurers could, in some cases, omit coverage of maternity care and of dental and vision care for children. From one point of view, the Trump administration was reluctantly upholding the supremacy of federal law. “The Trump administration is talking out of both sides of their mouth,” Mr. Wyden said.

Source: New York Times March 09, 2018 00:30 UTC