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The Trump Administration's First Blow to Obamacare

An executive order signed by the president on his first day in office could weaken the health law.
Source: Evan Vucci / AP

President Trump is intent on repealing Obamacare. If there were any doubts to the contrary, one of his first official actions in office was to sign to “minimize the unwarranted economic and regulatory burdens of the [Affordable Care] Act.” That order grants the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the Department of the Treasury, and the IRS all authority available under the current law of the ACA to roll back the

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