Healthcare DIVE March 29, 2024
Democrat lawmakers and patient advocacy groups cheered the final rule for protecting patients from the skimpy plans, while free-market advocates slammed it as limiting coverage options for consumers.
Dive Brief:
- The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a rule shrinking the duration of short-term health plans — bare-bones coverage that’s exempt from consumer protections — cementing the rollback of one of the Trump administration’s key healthcare policies.
- The final rule limits the length of short-term plans sold after September this year to three months, with the option of an additional one-month extension. It’s a significant cut: Since 2018, consumers could renew the plans for up to three years — a coverage window that will still apply to short-term plans issued...
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