Trump told HHS to deny request to fix Iowa ObamaCare market: report [View all]
Source: The Hill
President Trump told the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Seema Varma to deny a request from the Republican-controlled state of Iowa to fix their health-care marketplace, according to The Washington Post.
According to the Post, Iowa officials sought for months to get federal permission to fix health insurance markets in their state, but they were shut down by Trump administration officials.
Critics of the president say Trump's unusual move is a part of the administration's effort to undermine ObamaCare.
The Department of Health and Human Services has reduced the health insurance enrollment time frame by half, cut the advertising budget and has cut funding that helps people receive coverage under ObamaCare. Democrats have called on the White House to stop undermining the health-care law.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/354170-trump-told-hhs-to-deny-request-to-fix-iowa-obamacare-market-report
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