Finally, some *good* ACA news

Our Betters in DC© have released their final regs on Short Term Medical plans. On the only piece that truly matters, they fall short (again):"Such coverage can now cover an initial period of less than 12 months, and, taking into account any extensions, a maximum duration of no longer than 36 months in total"The good news is that they've lifted the 3 month max, the bad is that they've left a potentially huge gap in that 365th day.Still, one should avoid letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, and this is at least a step in the right direction.As to why they've made this change, well, let's just say that ObamaPlan signups have been … disappointing:"[T]he number of people enrolled in the individual market without subsidies declined by an alarming 20 percent nationally in 2017 … Many state markets experienced far more dramatic declines, with unsubsidized enrollment dropping by more than 40 percent in six states"Ooops.Now,…

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