10 highlights of the short-term health plan regs

In theory, the coverage can last for 36 months — but states don't have to let that happen.

By Allison Bell | August 02, 2018 at 10:37 AM

final rule short-term medical insurance Related: Trump, states to square off on association health plans available here 1. Regulation basics (Pages 11-13) 2. Dates (Page 2) 3. People (Page 2) 4. The comments (Page 11) 5. Special enrollment periods not (Page 51) 6. Why 36 months? (Page 35) 7. Lawsuit-proofing (Page 20) 8. Hospitals (Page 76) 9. Market impact projections (Page: 87-96) 10. States (Page 28) (Page 52) (Page 68-69)

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Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.

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