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President Trump struck a blow against his predecessor's healthcare law by signing government funding legislation Friday that repealed major Obamacare taxes.
Trump signed the bill only two days after a major court decision on Obamacare that left the law in limbo until after the 2020 election. Democrats voted overwhelmingly in favor of the spending deal despite the fact that it repealed $373 billion in taxes meant to pay for Obamacare, a law they have defended the last three years in Congress and on the campaign trail.
The taxes were the latest part of Obamacare to get the axe under Trump. In 2017, Republicans sent Trump a tax overhaul bill that zeroed out Obamacare's unpopular tax on the uninsured, known as the "individual mandate."
But because Republicans, when they held all branches of government, failed to keep their promises to go further and replace most of Obamacare, the Trump administration for the most part has been working through administrative actions to alter the law. As a result, Obamacare has been reshaped rather than repealed.
For instance, the Trump administration allowed people to buy insurance outside of Obamacare's rules through short-term plans, which aren't required to cover the sick, and through small businesses and the self-employed banding together for the purpose of purchasing insurance. Officials have stressed the moves offer "freedom" from Obamacare, while Democrats say Trump is working to "sabotage" the healthcare law.
"President Trump had been waging a war on healthcare since day one," Leslie Dach, chair of the pro-Obamacare organization Protect Our Care, said in a call with reporters Thursday.
But with Friday's spending bill, Trump had help from both parties.
Complete text:https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/trump-chips-away-at-obamacare
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President Trump struck a blow against his predecessor's healthcare law by signing government funding legislation Friday that repealed major Obamacare taxes.
Trump signed the bill only two days after a major court decision on Obamacare that left the law in limbo until after the 2020 election. Democrats voted overwhelmingly in favor of the spending deal despite the fact that it repealed $373 billion in taxes meant to pay for Obamacare, a law they have defended the last three years in Congress and on the campaign trail.
The taxes were the latest part of Obamacare to get the axe under Trump. In 2017, Republicans sent Trump a tax overhaul bill that zeroed out Obamacare's unpopular tax on the uninsured, known as the "individual mandate."
But because Republicans, when they held all branches of government, failed to keep their promises to go further and replace most of Obamacare, the Trump administration for the most part has been working through administrative actions to alter the law. As a result, Obamacare has been reshaped rather than repealed.
For instance, the Trump administration allowed people to buy insurance outside of Obamacare's rules through short-term plans, which aren't required to cover the sick, and through small businesses and the self-employed banding together for the purpose of purchasing insurance. Officials have stressed the moves offer "freedom" from Obamacare, while Democrats say Trump is working to "sabotage" the healthcare law.
"President Trump had been waging a war on healthcare since day one," Leslie Dach, chair of the pro-Obamacare organization Protect Our Care, said in a call with reporters Thursday.
But with Friday's spending bill, Trump had help from both parties.
Complete text:https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/trump-chips-away-at-obamacare
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