Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance plans

Biden rolls back Trump expansion of short-term ‘junk’ insurance plans

The Biden administration is cracking down on insubstantial health insurance plans that don’t have to meet ObamaCare’s consumer protection requirements.  A final rule issued Thursday would roll back a Trump-era policy that drastically expanded what Biden officials and critics call “junk” plans.  The final rule limits the duration of the insurance plans to three months, with…

Biden Expands Obamacare Window for Low-Income

“President Joe Biden is widening a critical window for low-income Americans to join Obamacare, in a move aimed at reinforcing a central element of his reelection bid: That he presided over a historic expansion of health care coverage,” Politico reports. “Tens of millions of people eliminated from Medicaid would now have until Nov. 30 to sign up for new coverage under a plan to be announced Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services …

Biden’s Actions Will Harm Medicare Beneficiaries

For those that want to reduce, if not eliminate, private insurance in health care, it is a huge impediment to have more and more Medicare beneficiaries enroll in Medicare Advantage plans. The Biden administration is doing its best to stop that.

Biden curtailing short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk

The new rule was designed to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance plans, the Biden administration says.

Biden administration cracks down on so-called junk insurance

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday will finalize a rule aimed at cracking down on short-term health insurance plans and surprise medical bills, the latest steps in its effort to lower consumer costs across a broad range of industries. The rule, first introduced last July, places tighter restrictions on short-term insurance products that are supposed to serve as a lifeline for more than 1 million Americans who…

Biden to roll back Trump’s expansion of short-term health insurance plans

The Biden administration is curtailing short-term health insurance plans, which it calls “junk insurance” that can leave patients contending with big medical bills.