Obamacare under Trump: Medicaid cuts, Planned Parenthood gone – The News Journal

Wayne Smith(Photo: PROVIDED)Health care for thousands of Delmarva residents – and millions nationwide – soon could be upended.Fans and foes of Obamacare expect President-elect Donald Trump and the GOP-controlled House and Senate to follow through on promises to repeal or rework the Affordable Care Act.”Repealing Obamacare and stopping Hillary’s health care takeover is one of the single most important reasons that we must win on Nov. 8,” Trump said at a Florida rally shortly before the election.Voiding or changing the program will affect more than the Delaware and Maryland residents who bought an ACA plan. It also could cut federal funding for Medicaid, which was expanded under the ACA. Trump has additionally called to defund Planned Parenthood.Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association, said in a release that health care policymakers and analysts were watching the outcome closely, because it will impact payers, …
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