new york president donald trump reversals past week maintain obamacare subsidies insurers sow new confusion kind health insurance available consumers price enrollment 2018 begin two weeks trump say last week administration would stop pay billions dollars subsidies help insurers give discount low-income households one several move dismantle signature healthcare law democratic predecessor barack obama since trump alternately support dismiss effort republican democratic senators would reinstate subsidies two years broad replacement 2010 affordable care act commonly know obamacare negotiate worry consumers obamacare plan confuse back forth propose policy change cause seek assistance say bryna koch special project coordinator arizona center rural health help consumers choose sign individual health plan offer obamacare trump promise election campaign repeal replace obamacare call disaster say subsidies amount bailout insurance company law health insurers must still offer discount deductibles co-pays out-of-pocket cost even government stop reimburse insurers say profit subsidies anticipate trump move insurers propose high price monthly premiums 2018 recoup money handful state submit two set premium rat low rate use subsidies remain high rate use fund cut fate subsidies remain limbo thursday senior white house aide say trump would demand step toward repeal obamacare healthcare legislation comment cast doubt prospect bipartisan effort shore insurance market california court expect consider monday request democratic attorneys general keep subsidies flow legal challenge trump decision resolve fund restore 2018 enrollment open nov. many consumers see premium rat average 20 percent high would otherwise even trump decision subsidies congressional budget office say republican president policies roll back obamacare enrollment efforts would lead million few people sign insurance 2018 previously forecast cbo still expect 11 million people sign next year increase year enrollment 10 million federal government already halt subsidy payment insurance industry october lead insurers yet sure whether last word anthem inc chief executive officer joseph swedish tell reuters could yet predict end subsidies restate potential congressional action would affect price next year anthem submit premium rat account subsidies cut subsidies restore time nov. insurers may able revert low monthly premium rat provide rebate consumers midyear change premiums would highly unusual would right thing say marc harrison ceo intermountain healthcare utah-based health plan hospital chain intermountain healthcare would pursue this washington state insurance regulator say would allow insurers change rat soon practical even next month lawmakers reinstate fund approach back national association insurance commissioners could run federal government objections affordable care act allow change premium rat finalize official u.s. department health human service say time administration work approve high rat several state take account trump cut subsidies 2018. obamacare whiplash leave state insurers duel price plan