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Why Do Short-Term Health Insurance Plans Have Lower Premiums Than Plans That Comply with the ACA?

on Thu, 2018-11-01 12:13   Alyssa

The Trump administration earlier this year issued a regulation that expands the availability of “short-term” health insurance plans that do not have to comply with any of the rules in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for plans sold in the individual market. Specifically, the regulation allows short-term plans to be offered for up to 364 days and renewed at the discretion of the insurer for up to three years.

Story Date: 
October 31, 2018
News Author: 
Larry Levitt, Rachel Fehr, Gary Claxton, Cynthia Cox, and Karen Pollitz
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[1] https://www.kff.org/health-reform/issue-brief/why-do-short-term-health-insurance-plans-have-lower-premiums-than-plans-that-comply-with-the-aca/