Trump signals an end to Obamacare payment program, threatening sharply higher health premiums

The Trump administration is expected to end a critical Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance payment program that discourages insurers from cherry picking healthier enrollees by compensating them for sicker ones.

The move, should it happen, would rattle insurance companies at the very moment when they’re deciding whether to continue selling ACA plans and setting premiums for 2019.

According to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the story:

The suspension ...