Another Example Of How Trump Is Trying To Make Obamacare Fail
Obamacare is not failing but Donald Trump may still make it fail.
While Donald Trump and his Republican friends in Washington have thus far failed spectacularly at repealing Obamacare, they have been resoundingly successful at undermining Obamacare.
It is a constant talking point for Trump and the GOP that Obamacare is failing. In fact, they are wrong – Obamacare has extended health coverage to tens of millions of Americans who didn’t have it before and the Obamacare marketplaces are stabilizing.
However, Obamacare’s success comes in spite of an aggressive effort by Donald Trump and the Republicans to undermine the landmark health care law.
And a new report reveals the latest Trump effort to undermine the law, the Trump administration has done away with an Obamacare signup assistance program in 18 cities.
As a result, people will have 45 days to shop for 2018 coverage, half the time they had in previous years.
Donald Trump has said several times that he would “let Obamacare fail.” But the truth is that Trump is trying to make it fail.
According to CNBC, the Trump administration “has ended Affordable Care Act contracts that brought assistance into libraries, businesses and urban neighborhoods in 18 cities, meaning shoppers on the insurance exchanges will have fewer places to turn for help signing up for coverage.”
The sabotage by the Trump administration adds to the growing confusion that has resulted from health care fight that is raging in Washington.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration pulled paid advertising to support Obamacare sign ups – many called the move a clear effort to sabotage the program. And since then an inquiry by a federal inspector general has been launched to see if that decision hurt signups.
Additionally, health care and patient advocates say that Donald Trump’s decision not to enforce Obamacare’s mandate will further undermine the health care system.
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