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32. It's my understanding that they've always been legal, but were limited to 3 months

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 07:40 PM

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Just one of those things they couldn't get rid of.

the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 eliminated the individual mandate penalty, which increased the use of short-term plans as an alternative to ACA plans.

The Trump administration expanded short-term plans, allowing them to be sold for up to 364 days and renewed for up to three years. Biden changed it back to 3 months.

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