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    Trump Says He'll Sign Order To Expand Health Insurance Options

    Conservatives have long advocated for using association health plans to boost competition. But the result could be that healthy people pay less and sicker people are priced out of coverage.
    by Alison Kodjak Oct 10, 2017 3 minutes
    President Trump spoke from the White House in July in an effort to promote health overhaul legislation. He's now trying to make changes through an executive order. / The Washington Post / Getty Images

    President Trump is poised to sign an executive order that he says will make it easier for people to join together as a group and buy health insurance from any state.

    The president tweeted about his plans on Tuesday morning.

    "Since Congress can't get its act together on HealthCare, I will be using the power of the pen to give great HealthCare to many people — FAST," he wrote.

    The order would direct government agencies with jurisdiction over health, which an unnamed Trump administration official.

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