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There Are Few Silver Linings to Trump's Health-Care Order
The only question is how much it will weaken the ACA and hurt insurers.
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The messy saga of the Affordable Care Act just got even messier.
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to make it easier for Americans to buy skimpier and cheaper health insurance. The order isn't as aggressive as it might have been in undermining the ACA, but that's scant reassurance for insurers, who face an administration that seems actively hostile to a law it's supposed to enforce.