{"id":85884,"date":"2017-10-08T18:16:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-08T22:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=85884"},"modified":"2017-10-08T18:16:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T22:16:12","slug":"goodbye-obamacare-one-way-or-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=85884","title":{"rendered":"GOODBYE Obamacare! One way or another"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Trump To Sign Executive Order Rolling Back Obamacare Regulations<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>It appears another &#8216;chat with Chuck&#8217; may result in a deal &#8216;win&#8217; for President Trump.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I called Chuck Schumer yesterday to see if the Dems want to do a great HealthCare Bill. ObamaCare is badly broken, big premiums. Who knows!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/916638685914951680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a brief comment to reporters at The White House, Trump said this afternoon that he would be open to a one- or two-year deal as a way to reform the nation&#8217;s healthcare system&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"quote_start\">\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;So if we could do a one-year deal or two-year deal as a temporary measure, you\u2019ll have block granting ultimately to the states, which is what Republicans want.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With Republican efforts to repeal, replace, or re-anything Obamacare falling short numerous times, Trump is looking for a &#8216;win&#8217; and it appears he may get one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user3303\/imageroot\/2017\/10\/03\/20171007_chuck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user3303\/imageroot\/2017\/10\/03\/20171007_chuck_0.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/354404-trump-to-sign-order-rolling-back-health-insurance-regulations-report\">The Hill reports<\/a>\u00a0that Trump will sign an executive order next week aimed at rolling back health insurance regulations put in place by former President Obama in an effort to undo his predecessor&#8217;s signature health care law,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/trump-to-sign-order-to-expand-health-insurance-options-for-self-insured-1507410483?tesla=y&amp;mod=e2tw\">according to The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"quote_start\">\u00a0The order will direct the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury to\u00a0<strong>make it easier for individuals to group together and purchase insurance through &#8220;association health plans,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0according to the report.<\/div>\n<p>The president also directs the agencies in the order to\u00a0<strong>roll back the Obama administration regulations of \u201cshort-term medical insurance,\u201d which is a cheap limited protection option<\/strong>\u00a0that the former administration claimed was did not provide adequate coverage for individuals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The regulation requiring insurance plans to cover a set of package benefits will also be rolled back,<\/strong>\u00a0according to The Journal.<\/p>\n<p>The order is seen as an effort from the president to roll back parts of ObamaCare after his administration and Republicans failed to fulfill their seven-year campaign promise to repeal and replace the law.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While the move has been\u00a0<strong>anticipated by industry officials and political observers in the days since the GOP repeal effort crashed<\/strong>, the move is most\u00a0<strong>likely to unsettle Republicans, who have already watched Trump partner with congressional Democrats<\/strong>on a debt ceiling deal.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-10-07\/trump-sign-executive-order-rolling-back-obamacare-regulations\">http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-10-07\/trump-sign-executive-order-rolling-back-obamacare-regulations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump To Sign Executive Order Rolling Back Obamacare 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