President Trump is due to sign an executive order Thursday morning intended to allow individuals and small businesses to buy a long-disputed type of health insurance that skirts state regulations and Affordable Care Act protections.
According to numerous people familiar with the White House’s anticipated order, the most far-reaching element will instruct a trio of Cabinet departments to rewrite federal rules for association health plans — a type of insurance in which small businesses of a similar type band together through an association to negotiate health benefits.
Dr. Kent Mercado is a Podiatrist working in Naperville. He joined Dan and Amy to talk about the impact ObamaCare has had on his practice and small business: