Trump's association health plan rule struck down

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

A federal judge struck down President Trump's rules governing association health plans (AHPs) Thursday, Bloomberg News reported.

U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington blocked the rules to allow small businesses and individuals to band together to create group health plans, saying that are functionally an Affordable Care Act work around.

"The final rule is clearly an end-run around the ACA," Bates, a 2001 appointee of Republican president George W. Bush, said in the ruling, according to Bloomberg.

"Indeed, as the president directed, and the secretary of labor confirmed, the final rule was designed to expand access to AHPs in order to avoid the most stringent requirements of the ACA."

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Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/436406-trumps-association-health-plan-rule-struck-down

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

1. The sound you just heard

Is the dotard soiling himself

[DRoseDARs]

3. So, every time he says "Yuuuge!" is him squeezing one out in his adult diaper?

[turbinetree]

5. That is just hilarious.......................extra large DEPENDS............

[LiberalFighter]

2. I would consider AHP's to be more expensive.

Expensive in that you are paying for less coverage.

Sort of like the Medicare Advantage plans that are offered for no cost. But the devil is in the details. Deductibles are higher, Co-pays are higher, less coverage, etc.

[iluvtennis]

4. Trump only cares about taking down Obama programs - he could careless about the increased costs

[sdfernando]

10. Sorry, but pet peeve of mine...

"he couldn't care less"...

and yes he is careless as well.

[iluvtennis]

11. Thanks for correcting me - appreciated

[pazzyanne]

6. "Sort of like the Medicare Advantage plans that are offered for no cost.

But the devil is in the details." Exactly!!!!! When my Medicare Advantage Choice plan was torpedoed, the trumpcare Medicare Supplement plans offered in my county increased my health care premium 3X larger than my 2018 plan. Priced me out of the ability to pay for the Supplementals and their riders which would have allowed me to have the same coverage. Luckily there was one BC/ BS Advantage plan that was offered that gave me the same coverage for $1 dollar more than my former Choice plan.

[lark]

8. Actually most Medicare HMO's offerred in FL have no deductible and no monthly cost.

After being super healthy all last year I switched from a Supplement to a HMO and soon as 2019 struck, have been at the dr. all the time, had 2 concussions and am on week 3 of not being able to drive, etc. So worst timing possible to switch to a HMO. I am still waiting for Wellcare to decide if they will approve my physical therapy for a partially fused neck and Home Health to approve therapy for training me how not to fall so much. Yes, I've saved a boatload of $$, with a ER visit, CAT scan, MRI, 4 dr. visits, 2 new rx, but i am also still waiting for decisions from the insurance co. and in the meantime just treading water. I haven't fallen again, and almost every day I feel a little better, so that's good. But think how much better I might feel if I were getting the therapy I need. I''ve been waiting almost 2 months for the neck therapy and am now in the appeal status because Medicare guidelines say 5 treatments, but due to the fusing need 12. HMO's are great for acute conditions or something chronic that doesn't require a lot of treatment, but terrible for therapy - it's their worst characteristic.

[riversedge]

7. kick 🌊🌊🌊 #FlipItBlue #BlueWave2020 #VoteThemOUT

[riversedge]

9. "The association plans don't have to adhere to all of Obamacare's regulations."

Court blocks another Trump attempt to undermine Obamacare


https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/politics/trump-obamacare-courts/index.html

Updated 8:19 AM ET, Fri March 29, 2019

Trump promises a 'plan that's far better than Obamacare'

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(CNN)A federal district court judge Thursday blocked another Trump administration effort to undermine Obamacare.

The decision hits a Labor Department rule designed to make it easier for small businesses to band together and buy health insurance in so-called association health plans -- one of the Trump administration's initiatives to weaken Obamacare by offering alternatives to the exchanges.

The Labor rule, finalized last June, stems from an executive order President Donald Trump issued in the fall of 2017 after congressional efforts to repeal Obamacare fell apart. The association plans don't have to adhere to all of Obamacare's regulations.

The ruling comes amid a whirlwind week for the Trump administration and its efforts to tear down Obamacare. On Monday, the Justice Department said the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down in a filing with a federal appeals court, a dramatic reversal of a stance it took last year. And on Wednesday, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's efforts to allow states to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. Trump now says that his administration will roll out a new health care plan this year......................................