(LM Otero/AP)The Trump administration issued new insurance rules early Wednesday to encourage more Americans to buy inexpensive, skimpy health plans originally designed for short-term use. The short-term plans do not have to cover pre-existing conditions and certain kinds of health care that the Affordable Care Act requires. Until now, the health-care law had a built-in deterrent for those considering short-term plans. Since the administration first proposed an expansion of short-term plans, health policy researchers have been studying the potential effects — and what the existing plans are like. In an April analysis, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that the short-term plans sold by two online private insurance marketplaces, eHealth and Agile Health, often charge one-fifth the premiums for the lowest-run ACA health plans.

Source: Washington Post August 01, 2018 11:04 UTC