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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s expansion of association health plans, saying the rule was an unlawful attempt to dodge Affordable Care Act protections. It was a concrete setback for a signature policy workaround that the White House had sold as cheaper, broader coverage but which critics said would let insurers skirt essential benefits and preexisting-condition rules.
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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s expansion of association health plans, saying the rule was an unlawful attempt to dodge Affordable Care Act protections. It was a concrete setback for a signature policy workaround that the White House had sold as cheaper, broader coverage but which critics said would let insurers skirt essential benefits and preexisting-condition rules.
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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s expansion of association health plans, saying the rule was an unlawful attempt to dodge Affordable Care Act protections. It was a concrete setback for a signature policy workaround that the White House had sold as cheaper, broader coverage but which critics said would let insurers skirt essential benefits and preexisting-condition rules.
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