The end of the individual mandate penalty in 2019 and the Trump administration's promotion of short-term health plans are among recent policy changes that significantly could erode the ability to find affordable, comprehensive coverage in the individual insurance market. In a new Commonwealth Fund report, RAND researchers examine several options for making health insurance more accessible to Americans who shop for their own coverage.
The report can be obtained at https://www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2018-08/Liu_expanding_enrollment_without_mandate.pdf.