Trump Floats an Olive Branch: Might Keep Parts of the Health Law

[JSt0rm]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/us/politics/donald-trump-transition.html?_r=0


But in the interview, Mr. Trump said he told the president that he would consider keeping two provisions of the law: the prohibition against insurers denying coverage because of a patient’s pre-existing condition; and the one that allows parents to keep their children on their insurance plans until they turn 26.

lol I bet insurers are gonna love that one. hahaha. You don't have to get insurance until you are sick and they can't turn you down. Holy hand grenades!

 

[Moonbeam]

Under discussion here:
https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/repealing-the-aca-begins.2491666/

 

[glenn1]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/us/politics/donald-trump-transition.html?_r=0


But in the interview, Mr. Trump said he told the president that he would consider keeping two provisions of the law: the prohibition against insurers denying coverage because of a patient’s pre-existing condition; and the one that allows parents to keep their children on their insurance plans until they turn 26.

lol I bet insurers are gonna love that one. hahaha. You don't have to get insurance until you are sick and they can't turn you down. Holy hand grenades!

I'm guessing there would be open-enrollment periods to mitigate some of the moral hazard but you're correct that it doesn't eliminate it completely. Tradeoffs like this are why the healthcare debate is so difficult.