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Consumers Drawn to Low Prices of Temporary Health Plans Despite Risks
Kaiser Health News Link to more items from this source
June 3, 2015

"Long seen as a stopgap for people between jobs, short-term policies that focus on catastrophic coverage can fill a niche for people ... looking for protection against unforeseen accidents, say some insurance brokers. In exchange for their lower premiums, the plans come with sharp limits, including no coverage for pre-existing medical conditions. Many consumer advocates hoped interest in such plans would decline after the [ACA] made broader coverage widely available, but short-term policies appear to be enjoying a resurgence, brokers say."

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