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The administration issued its final rule on the short-term plans on Wednesday, allowing insurers to sell them for 12 months and then renew them for two years. The coverage is cheaper because it doesn't meet the strict requirements instituted by the health law -- such as covering essential benefits. Democrats and other critics aired their concerns about the move putting both consumers and the marketplace at risk.