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Trump's Push to Gut Obamacare

03.26.2019 - By BloombergPlay

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The U.S. Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to topple Obamacare once and for all. In a dramatic reversal, the Trump administration now says the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down. President Trump has repeatedly said he would protect people with pre-existing conditions. Andrew Mach speaks to Bloomberg News health policy reporter Anna Edney about how this new shift doubles down on stripping away all of the law's health care protections—and sets up a new fight on the road to 2020.

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