Obama issues Obamacare regs for 2018

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Just days before President-elect Trump is sworn in, the Obama administration implemented on Tuesday a major regulation that will govern rates and payments to insurers under Obamacare.

The rule, which sets the plans that can be sold on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges in 2018, is common and must be issued to give insurers an idea of what to expect for the coming coverage year. However, the Obama administration implemented the regulation much earlier than years past, and some in the GOP are worried it could complicate the incoming administration’s efforts to provide regulatory relief to insurers.

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