Why it matters that Biden is taking aim at ‘junk’ health care plans

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Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'

Many of this week’s biggest political headlines relate to Donald Trump’s many scandals, the former president’s ugly grifts, and Republican failures to uncover similar controversies related to President Joe Biden. But all the while, the Democratic administration, slowly but surely, continues to focus on good governance in ways that actually help people.

The Trump administration changed the rules, opening the door to insurers offering “short-term” plans that would effectively be available for three years. For some consumers, this might’ve seemed like a good deal. After all, these plans made it possible for people to buy much cheaper insurance. But there were serious flaws in this approach that the Republican White House largely ignored. First, these plans tended to be pretty awful.

 

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