Executive Order Opens Door To Sale Of Supplemental Plans

November 7, 2017 at 9:02 PM
Regulations stemming from President Donald Trump's executive order to expand availability of short-term health insurance plans are still pending, but the order is already opening the door to the sale of supplemental plans that people who don't want to buy plans on the individual market can purchase as a buffer in case they need more than minimal coverage. Policy experts caution that the outcome of these efforts will be to split the risk pool, although the actual state-by-state impact will...


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