Obama issues regs for Obamacare despite law's uncertain future

With the law’s future in doubt, the Obama administration on Friday issued nearly 500 pages of regulations for insurers participating in the law’s exchanges for the 2018 coverage year.

The regulations govern a slew of areas for insurers, including how much they will get back from the law’s cost-sharing reduction payments and requirements for submitting plans for the exchanges. The 2018 coverage year is clouded with uncertainty as lawmakers prepare to repeal Obamacare but leave it intact for a few years until a replacement is approved and implemented.