PhotoHaving failed in its effort to have Congress repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration has been relentlessly trying to destroy the health care law on its own. The latest move in that demolition derby came this week, when officials proposed giving insurance companies more leeway to sell junk health plans. The Department of Health and Human Services wants to let companies sell temporary health insurance policies that last up to 364 days, up from 90 days now. Officials say that would benefit people who are struggling with rising health insurance costs, because the plans tend to be cheaper than those on the insurance exchanges created by the A.C.A., or Obamacare. The Trump administration would effectively encourage younger and healthier people to stop buying comprehensive policies on the Obamacare exchanges.

Source: New York Times February 21, 2018 23:48 UTC