Trump takes new tack to weaken ObamaCare
Source: The Hill
BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL - 01/07/18 05:04 PM EST
The Trump administration is turning to regulations as their last, best hope of chipping away at ObamaCare in 2018, with congressional Republicans unlikely to pass full repeal.
A proposed rule released Thursday targeting the health law is likely the first step in a new effort to undermine the law. And advocates for the health law worry that another forthcoming rule could cause even more damage.
The administration on Thursday eased rules on small businesses that band together to buy health insurance, through what are known as association health plans (AHPs). The proposal retains ObamaCare protections for people with pre-existing conditions and prohibits lifetime limits on benefits.
But it would allow associations to purchase cheaper health insurance that won’t cover the ten “essential health benefits,” which include mental health, substance abuse treatment, maternity care and prescription drugs.
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next year. Pre-existing conditions will be the first to GO! They are achieving their goal of bankrupting and killing Americans, especially the poor, sick, children and those over 55. Lovely!
