Trump administration eyes new Obamacare rule

By Robert King

Published February 2, 2017 8:03pm ET

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Trump administration eyes new Obamacare rule — Under Obamacare, insurers are required to lower the cost of deductibles and copays for low-income Obamacare customers. The government is supposed to reimburse the insurers for the cost-sharing reductions. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) | Brennan Linsley

The Trump administration intends to publish a new regulation soon aimed at stabilizing Obamacare’s marketplaces, just as insurers are weighing whether to participate next year.

The administration hasn’t released the text for the regulations or said whether it could be finalized before insurers face the first deadlines this spring for submitting plans for 2018.

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