The new uses of subsidies is part of a larger push towards giving states more flexibility to waive ObamaCare requirements and pursue conservative health policies that were previously not allowed under the Obama administration.

Currently, states can apply for waivers from certain ObamaCare policies in order to help shore up individual insurance markets.

The waivers were designed with specific “guardrails” meant to ensure that the waivers met at least the same coverage level as under ObamaCare.