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Trump’s Health-Care Sabotage Lights Another Obamacare Fuse

The Trump administration’s decision to halt cost-sharing reduction payments kept detonating on October 14 as states filed suit and critics warned of higher premiums and market chaos. The move turned a policy fight into an immediate political and legal liability, with even some Republicans trying to distance themselves from the damage.

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First recorded Oct 14, 2017·Meaningfully updated Oct 14, 2017

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Trump’s Health-Care Sabotage Lights Another Obamacare Fuse

The Trump administration’s decision to halt cost-sharing reduction payments kept detonating on October 14 as states filed suit and critics warned of higher premiums and market chaos. The move turned a policy fight into an immediate political and legal liability, with even some Republicans trying to distance themselves from the damage.

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Trump’s Health-Care Sabotage Lights Another Obamacare Fuse

The Trump administration’s decision to halt cost-sharing reduction payments kept detonating on October 14 as states filed suit and critics warned of higher premiums and market chaos. The move turned a policy fight into an immediate political and legal liability, with even some Republicans trying to distance themselves from the damage.

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