Trump administration proposes stricter Obamacare rules

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Source: Reuters

POLITICS | Wed Feb 15, 2017 | 11:50am EST

Trump administration proposes stricter Obamacare rules

By Caroline Humer | NEW YORK

The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed changes to the Obamacare individual insurance market that insurers have said are needed for them to keep selling the plans as Republicans work on a replacement program.

The changes to tighten enrollment and collect unpaid premium payments aim to cut down on signups from people after they are sick, which insurers say has created an unprofitable mix of healthy and sick customers.

Humana Inc on Tuesday said it was pulling out of this market altogether for 2018 and Anthem Inc. and Aetna Inc have said that without changes, they might not take part after 2017.

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans campaigned last year on a promise to scrap the 2010 healthcare law that is a key legacy of Democrat Barack Obama's presidency. But they are struggling to agree on a replacement for the law, which enabled up to 20 million previously uninsured Americans to obtain health coverage.

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1. "cut down on signups from people after they are sick," WHOW-so DT wants no preexisting

conditions! whow. this will be HORRIBLE

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2. Exploiting a weakness.

We knew they would do this. We knew we needed a government option. We knew we needed stronger incentives to get younger people to sign up. We didn't get what we needed because certain "Democrats" were scared of socialism.