ACA subsidy uncertainty could fuel demand for short-term, supplemental health plans

By Allison Bell

Conversation November 18, 2025 at 05:10 PM

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Smedsrud predicted, correctly, that the Trump administration would favor non-ACA health insurance products.
He sees the non-ACA products as a way to help workers cope with high deductibles.
He thinks the products could also help individual coverage buyers get through a temporary drop in premium subsidies.

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