GAO: Role of Short-Term Plans During Pandemic Unclear

The Government Accountability Office says in a new report that lack of data stymied its effort to analyze the role that short-term, limited-duration health plans played for consumers who lost employer coverage during the pandemic. GAO pinpoints the type of data that stakeholders say would be helpful for gauging how consumers use short-term plans, including information on enrollment, benefits and marketing practices. The report also underscores disagreements among policy researchers, state officials and other stakeholders on the value of the...