Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Eugene

(61,595 posts)
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 12:29 PM Oct 2017

White House to order health care alternatives

Source: Associated Press

White House to order health care alternatives

By KEN THOMAS and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is finalizing an executive order that would expand health plans offered by associations to allow individuals to pool together and buy insurance outside their states, a unilateral move that follows failed efforts by Congress to overhaul the health care system.

President Donald Trump has long asserted that selling insurance across state lines would trigger competition that brings down premiums for people buying their own policies. Experts say that’s not guaranteed, partly because health insurance reflects local medical costs, which vary widely around the country.

Moreover, White House actions may come too late to have much impact on premiums for 2018.

Trump was expected to sign the executive order this week, likely on Thursday, a senior administration official said Sunday.

Under the president’s executive action, membership groups could sponsor insurance plans that cost less because — for example — they wouldn’t have to offer the full menu of benefits required under the Affordable Care Act, also called “Obamacare.” It’s unclear how the White House plans to overcome opposition from state insurance regulators, who see that as an end-run to avoid standards.

-snip-


Read more: https://apnews.com/2ba17a44fa114101a5ce5922fd1eb61e/White-House-to-order-health-care-alternatives
5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
White House to order health care alternatives (Original Post) Eugene Oct 2017 OP
Clearly this is a constitutional violation HopeAgain Oct 2017 #1
Less coverage, ummmmmmm Iliyah Oct 2017 #2
As usual the Moron has no clue what he is doing. How many more pieces of evidence DK504 Oct 2017 #3
How can he legislate by executive order? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #4
He is timing this to screw up the ACA and open enrollment. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #5

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
1. Clearly this is a constitutional violation
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 12:34 PM
Oct 2017

on so many levels -- Federalism, Separation of Powers, you name it.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. Less coverage, ummmmmmm
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 12:43 PM
Oct 2017

more debt . . . . bankruptcies . . . . sickness . . . . deaths. . . . .

More ER visits

DK504

(3,847 posts)
3. As usual the Moron has no clue what he is doing. How many more pieces of evidence
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 12:53 PM
Oct 2017

does the public need?

Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Health»White House to order heal...