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Source: 30dB.com – Trump-and-Obamacare-and-Payments
The cost-sharing payments, worth $7 billion, go to the insurers, which then provide cheaper coverage for low-income families who use the Obamacare exchanges. But Trump claims the subsidies were “windfalls” for insurance companies, something Democrats have pushed back on. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) issued a joint statement saying what Trump had done was “sabotage.” By Friday, 18 states and Washington, D.C., had signed onto a federal lawsuit to keep the payments coming. And Trump is facing criticism from his own party for the move. The Republican governor of Nevada, Brian Sandoval, said the change is “going to hurt everybody,” and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said, “I am very concerned about the president’s executive order.” Social feels the same way: Over the last day, “Trump + Obamacare + Payments” has just a 14 percent positive score. –Alex Shultz
Republished from 30dB