Here’s one problem: By eliminating the ACA’s minimum essential benefits requirement, Trump's plan would return the individual insurance market to the cherry-picking days of yore. Insurers who didn’t want to be stuck with the bill for costly treatments could offer plans designed -- -- For starters, Trump would make premiums tax deductible for those who buy individual coverage, a tax break already enjoyed by people covered by a group plan at work. Extending the break would be costly, but there’s no good reason for the tax code favoring one type of insurance