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Greater flexibility, new alliances
If 2017 was a year of regulatory unknowns, 2018 was when health insurers and other industry stakeholders started getting answers. The Trump administration offered insurers and states extra tools to sidestep the Affordable Care Act in lieu of a full repeal of the law.
The administration expanded access to health insurance with fewer benefits and protections than ACA plans but with an attractive lower price tag. One rule extended the duration of short-term health plans...