Rule Would Undermine Consumer Protections, Expose Consumers to Great Financial Risk, and Sabotage ACA Marketplaces
House Education and the Workforce Ranking Member
"This proposed rule would expand the availability of discriminatory, deceptive, and insufficient plans- like those that existed before the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - that deceive consumers into thinking they are covered for major medical expenses, and is yet another attempt to sabotage the health care markets on which millions rely for coverage," the five
"Expanding STLDI would take us back to the days when consumers could be denied coverage or charged more based on age, gender, or health status and when they had no guarantee of coverage for basic benefits, such as maternity care, mental health and substance use disorder, prescription drugs coverage, and preventive services. These junk policies fail to cover needed benefits, particularly for people with preexisting conditions," the Members continued in the letter.
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"We are dismayed that the administration is taking this step in the wrong direction. Instead of finalizing this proposed rule, the Departments should apply all Federal consumer protections to short-term plans and make them truly short-term in nature: limiting their duration so they fill in gaps, without becoming a poor substitute for quality, comprehensive coverage," the Members continued. "We urge the Departments to protect access to affordable health coverage for families and reject this ill-advised proposed rule."
To read the full letter, go to: http://democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2018-04-11%20Short%20Term%20Plans%20Proposed%20Rule%20Comment.pdf.
Read this original document at: https://neal.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bicameral-democratic-committee-leaders-urge-administration-withdraw
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