Article snippet: President Obamacare marketplaces. With the “power of the pen,” Trump's executive order seeks to unravel significant parts of insurance rules under the Department of Labor and the Treasury Department, aims to get those agencies to expand association health plans, short term limited duration plans and makes recommendations for changes to health reimbursement arrangements. The president said during the signing that he is "taking the first step to providing millions of Americans with Obamacare relief." The American people "will have so many options," he said. "This will cost the United States government virtually nothing, and people will have great, great health care. And when I say people, I mean by the millions and millions." Republicans like Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who joined the president in the Roosevelt Room for the signing, have long been proponents of expanding association health plans, which allow small employers to band together to buy health insurance. The Trump administration says it will direct the Department of Labor to give small employers access to insurance options at lower rates in the large employer markets. But large employer plans are not subject to some of the requirements under the Affordable Care Act. So, while people may be able to access lower cost health insurance, consumers might not be provided some essential benefits such as maternity care. The White House stressed on an earlier briefing call with reporters that, at this tim... Link to the full article to read more