Hi,

In 2018, the Trump administration made it much easier for big corporations
to take advantage of people by selling junk health insurance plans. These
health insurance companies are able to offer misleading short-term
insurance products, discriminate against pre-existing conditions, offer
little to no coverage, and burden consumers with thousands of dollars of
surprise medical bills.^1

President Biden is currently taking a stand against junk fees and aiming
to crack down on greedy corporations by setting enhanced limits on
short-term health insurance plans, cutting down on surprise medical fees,
and demanding increased oversight for a wide range of industries.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: President Biden must crack down on junk insurance
plans and protect families from predatory health insurance corporations.

ADD YOUR NAME

In President Biden's recent White House announcement, he said, “It's not
necessarily about healthcare, it’s about being played for a sucker…That's
a scam, and it has to end.”^2 He’s right — it’s time to end another one of
Trump’s scams.

Short-term health insurance plans can be a last resort for people in
transitional periods in their lives who need health coverage for just a
few months in between jobs or due to other unexpected circumstances. In
2016, the Obama Administration limited short-term health insurance plans
to 3 months — and it encouraged families to sign up for year-round plans
under Obamacare.

Then, Trump was elected.

Trump’s administration loosened regulations on these short-term plans and
enabled them to last up to 1 year and be renewed for up to 3 years.^3
Families are directly hurt by this because they are not fully covered for
a long period of time and get hit with hidden fees and medical expenses
not covered by the plan. Major health insurers are preying on people
during some of their most vulnerable moments.

Another major issue with these greedy insurance companies is the hidden
fees. Certain loopholes allow insurance companies to contract with
hospitals but claim the hospital isn’t part of the network. Insurance
companies are able to invoice surprise bills to patients because they used
an “out-of-network” hospital.^4

We cannot allow Trump’s policies and greedy corporations to continue
exploiting the medical system and hurting families.

[ [link removed] ]Urge President Biden to crack down on junk insurance plans.

Thanks for taking action,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

 1. Reuters, “Biden's junk fee crusade turns to short-term health
insurance plans,” [ [link removed] ]July 7, 2023.
 2. Ibid.
 3. Ibid.
 4. The White House, “FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to
Lower Health Care Costs and Protect Consumers from Scam Insurance
Plans and Junk Fees as Part of “Bidenomics” Push,” [ [link removed] ]July 7, 2023.
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