The move to bronze-level plans by some enrollees saved them money on premiums but made them more likely to face higher cost-sharing in the form of copays and deductibles.
A Trump Administration move that was widely seen as an effort to undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had predictable results, a new report finds: it has made health insurance more expensive for consumers.
The report, released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), looks at the Trump Administration's decision in 2018 to end direct reimbursement for cost-sharing for ACA marketplace plans.
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