Original Blog Entry: Trump Drives Another Nail Into Obamacare's Coffin

konane — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:51:39 GMT

Trump Drives Another Nail Into Obamacare s Coffin

....issuing a new regulation allowing association health plans (AHPs) to offer coverage across state lines.

The new regulation, which was published in the Federal Register on January 5, will be available for public comment for 60 days. When it goes into effect, it will allow small employers to band together for the purpose of buying health insurance in the large group market. Specifically, it will allow employers to form small business health plans based on geography or industry and permit such plans to serve employers in a state, city, county or a multi-state metro area. It can be used to serve all the businesses in a particular industry nationwide, and also allows sole proprietors to join small business health plans. The Trump administration, via the U.S. Department of Labor, summarized its intended effect as follows: ...

https://spectator.org/trump-drives-another-nail-into-obamacares-coffin/

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