Doug Badger, a senior fellow at the free-market Galen Institute, told LifeZette that the proposed rule change is the latest evidence that Trump is moving wherever possible to undo Obamacare restrictions on the health insurance market.

“I think the Trump administration is saying, ‘You know what? It’s probably better to have one of these short-term plans than none at all,’” said Badger, who also is a visiting scholar at the conservative Heritage Foundation.

Badger said the Obamacare changes reflected Obama’s philosophy of one-size-fits-all health care.

“They want people to be either uninsured or have Obamacare policies,” he said.
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