Websites advertise non-existent 'Trumpcare' health plans

Amy Baxter | | Health Exec | Policy & Regulations

Trumpcare healthcare plans pop up in online search results for health insurance, but there’s one problem: Trumpcare plans aren’t actually real.

That’s according to Axios, which reported that bare-bones health plans are being touted as Trumpcare plans online, muddying the waters for those seeking health insurance coverage on the individual market. The plans are advertised for as low as $59 per month.

An Axios reporter who dove into the plans discovered many were actually short-term limited-duration health plans that do not offer comprehensive coverage and do not have to follow Obamacare requirements, including essential health benefits.

The Trump administration expanded short-term health plans in 2018, allowing people to use them for a maximum of three years instead of three months. The plans, which were originally intended to cover people in between comprehensive coverage, have been criticized as junk insurance.

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Ads for "Trumpcare," which doesn't exist, are everywhere

Amy Baxter
Amy Baxter

Amy joined TriMed Media as a Senior Writer for HealthExec after covering home care for three years. When not writing about all things healthcare, she fulfills her lifelong dream of becoming a pirate by sailing in regattas and enjoying rum. Fun fact: she sailed 333 miles across Lake Michigan in the Chicago Yacht Club "Race to Mackinac."

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