Red States Hamstrung From Implementing Trump’s ACA Alternatives Due To State Laws

By Ariel Cohen / September 19, 2018 at 4:29 PM
Several Republican-led states will have an urgent policy dilemma weighing on them at the beginning on the 2019 legislative session: change their state laws or don’t fully implement the Trump administration’s short-term plan alternative to the Affordable Care Act. At least six states with Republican governors have state laws on the books restricting initial short-term plans to a period shorter than the Trump administration’s 364-day maximum, and at least four other states limit how long an individual can be on...


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