The Trump administration just rolled out big changes to Obamacare

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April 13, 2017 11:19 PM

Some of the changes would provide stability to the market, while other would undermine the Affordable Care Act.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rolled out its final rule for the 2018 Obamacare exchanges on Thursday.

The final rule, an update of changes proposed on February 15, would make a variety of changes, including cutting down on the amount of time people have to enroll for plans on the exchanges and allowing insurers to collect unpaid premiums before allowing a patient to sign up the next year.

"It’s time for the threats and the sabotage to end, and for President Trump to undo the damage he’s done to the Marketplaces," Pallone said in a statement. "It’s time to work to improve the law."

Here's a quick rundown of the changes in the CMS rule. It would:

Even with the changes, it is still unclear whether the Trump administration will fund cost-sharing reduction payments, which most policy analysts say is key to keeping the market from collapsing.

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