The decision is a victory for the White House in a tug-of-war over whether alternative health plans broaden access to insurance or fool customers into buying inadequate coverage.
A divided federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Trump administration acted legally when it expanded the availability of skimpy, inexpensive health plans that skirt the Affordable Care Act and that critics say can strand customers without adequate coverage if they get sick.The 2-1 opinion by a panel of the U.S.
Opposition to the ACA has been central to President Trump’s political identity, and it has permeated many HHS decisions during his tenure. The short-term, limited-duration health plans are essentially a sidestep of required health benefits and consumer insurance protections built into the sprawling 2010 health care law that is at the core of President Barack Obama’s domestic policy legacy.
The majority opinion was written by Judge Thomas B. Griffith, an appointee of President George W. Bush, and joined by Judge Gregory G. Katsas, a Trump appointee. The ruling says Congress has not precluded HHS or other departments from deciding how long such short-term health plans should last. And it says HHS and other departments’ balancing of “the cost and benefits of expanding the length of [such] policies is in the departments’ bailiwick.”In a dissent, Judge Judith W.
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