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Under the Trump administration, short-term, limited-duration health plans, formerly limited to a three-month duration, can be held for up to nearly one year and renewed for up to three years. The flaws of short-term plans — no requirement to cover essential health benefits, annual limits, preexisting conditions exclusions, and excessive cost-sharing — have been well-documented. But another problem with these health plans is that they do not offer a network of health providers, which leads to unexpected “balance bills” for the consumer.        
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: blogs