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U.S. NEWS Friday 13 OctOber 2017
Trump makes health care end run with executive order

agencies to facilitate. for all.”
Others say the president’s Democrats denounced
plans will have a modest Trump’s order as more
impact, and might even “sabotage” while Repub-
help some consumers who licans called it “bold ac-
don’t now benefit from fi- tion” to help consumers. A
nancial assistance under major small business group
the Obama-era law. praised the president, while
People on different sides of doctors, insurers, and state
the polarized health care regulators said they have
debate did agree that it concerns and are wait-
will take months for the ing to details.“We want
government bureaucracy to make sure that all the
to turn Trump’s broad- consumer protections are
brush goals into actual pol- there and included,” said
icies that affect millions of Michael Munger, president
people who buy their own of the American Academy
health insurance policies. of Family Physicians.
“Today is only the begin- One of the main ideas from
ning,” Trump said at the the administration involves
Oval Office signing cer- easing the way for groups
emony. He promised of employers to sponsor
President Donald Trump shows an executive order on health care that he signed in the Roosevelt new measures in coming coverage that can be mar-
Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, in Washington. months, adding, “we’re keted across the land. That
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) going to also pressure Con- reflects Trump’s longstand-
By RICARDO ZALDIVAR order will be the play that undermined by the skinny gress very strongly to finish ing belief that competition
Associated Press breaks through isn’t clear. lower-premium plans that the repeal and replace of across state lines will lead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frus- Experts say consumers Trump ordered federal ‘Obamacare’ once and to lower premiums.q
trated over setbacks in aren’t likely to see major
Congress, President Don- changes any time soon, al-
ald Trump wielded his rule- though the White House is
making power Thursday promising lower costs and
to launch an end run that more options.
might get him closer to his Some experts warned that
goal of repealing and re- hard-won protections for
placing “Obamacare.” older adults and people
Whether Trump’s executive in poor health could be

Ryan blasts states that deliver
billions to federal government

By MARCY GORDON Republicans who have
KEN THOMAS pinned their hopes on a big
Associated Press legislative achievement to
WASHINGTON (AP) — The help them retain control
top House Republican on of Congress in next year’s
Thursday blasted high-tax elections.Ryan went on the
states that deliver billions to offensive against high-tax
the federal government as states like California, New
he faced a backlash from York and New Jersey even
rank-and-file GOP lawmak- though the GOP lawmak-
ers over a sweeping tax-cut ers from those states need
proposal.But beyond the to be brought on board to
tough rhetoric from Speak- support the tax overhaul
er Paul Ryan, disgruntled plan.But Ryan contended
lawmakers met privately the rest of the country is
with Republican leaders “propping up profligate,
and reaching for possible big-government states”
compromises to break the that levy high taxes on
impasse. The GOP lawmak- their residents and spend
ers from high-tax states op- recklessly.“States that got
pose the plan’s proposal to their act together are pay-
repeal the popular federal ing for states that didn’t,”
deduction for state and lo- the Wisconsin lawmaker
cal taxes. It’s used in large said at an appearance at
numbers by residents of the conservative Heritage
their states.With Republi- Foundation.In fact, Cali-
cans splintered, the future fornia, New York and New
of the $6 trillion tax over- Jersey send many billions
haul plan is threatened by more in taxes to Washing-
the GOP defections. The ton than they get back
success of the package is in federal spending, new
a political imperative for data show. q