WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for people with mental illness and HIV are joining other consumer groups in a lawsuit to block one of the Trump administration’s main approaches for making low-cost health insurance more widely available.
The case filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., takes aim at so-called short-term plans that don’t have to cover people’s pre-existing medical conditions, or provide standard benefits like prescription drugs. The administration recently adopted regulations to encourage the spread of such plans, featuring premiums about one-third the cost of comprehensive insurance.
Among their arguments, the groups say that those regulations violate the Obama-era Affordable Care Act.
The administration says short-term plans may not be right for everyone, but they could be an important option for some consumers who can’t afford “Obamacare.”
If a “man” would cut his own sick nephew off from healthcare despite suffering from seizures and cerebral palsy, why would he care for anyone else’s health?
What ever happened to Spanky’s “$20/person/month/allows prior conditions/covers all” plan he promised us during the campaign?
This one sounds a lot like the same ole same ole gop
“Don’t get ill.
If you get ill, die quickly” plan they pushed for years.
If you think that’s skimpy, just wait ‘til you hear Chiselin’ Trump’s legal team’s responses to the stories that Manafort tells.
Trump Administration passes regulations that allow Fly By Night Health Insurance Plans modeled after Trump University, for people who cannot afford real health insurance, just like the ones who could not afford real universities.
Once that short term period runs out, you’re screwed if you had a claim during the coverage period as the pre existing conditions come into play.