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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
New White House Report Hints That Trump Wants To Move On From Battle Over Health Law
The Associated Press: White House Says No 'Sabotage' Of Health Law
Borrowing a word from Democrats, a new White House report says changes made to the Affordable Care Act under President Donald Trump didn't amount to "sabotage." Due out Friday, the report from the Council of Economic Advisers says Obama-era subsidies that help low- and middle-income customers pay their premiums will keep HealthCare.gov afloat even if some healthy people drop out or seek other coverage because of Trump's changes. Nearly 90 percent of customers get taxpayer-provided assistance. (Alonso-Zaldivar, 2/8)
Meanwhile, in other news on the health law —
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin GOP Signals It Will Keep State In Obamacare Lawsuit
The heads of the Legislature's budget committee telegraphed Thursday they will keep Wisconsin in a lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act. ... Nygren and the Senate co-chairwoman of the committee, Republican Alberta Darling of River Hills, told reporters they continue to talk to their GOP colleagues but had not yet made a final decision on what to do. (Marley, 2/7)
