DEMS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “SENATE DEMOCRATS TAKE ON SHORT-TERM PLANS — All forty-nine Democrats, led by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, are mounting an unlikely effort to strike down the Trump administration’s rule expanding short-term, limited duration health plans. They’re trying to force a Senate vote on Wednesday to overturn the new rule, which became effective last week. The rule allows insurers to sell short-term plans that last for up to three years, rather than the three-month stopgap conceived by the Obama administration. The plans don’t have to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirements, which makes them a less expensive alternative for some consumers — but also means that patients with pre-existing conditions could be denied coverage… Democrats seized on the issue to again attack the Trump administration’s health care moves ahead of next month’s midterms.”
–Dan Diamond, “Senate Democrats battle Trump’s short-term health plans,” Politico, October 9, 2018 10:00 am