Recent reporting on the fate of “Obamacare” has been both contradictory and confusing to anyone trying to follow the machinations of Congress and the Trump White House.
Tom Price at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS), a Teabagger opponent of “Obamacare,” continues his efforts to sabotage “Obamacare.” The Same Agency That Runs Obamacare Is Using Taxpayer Money to Undermine It:
The Trump administration said on Thursday that it would slash spending on advertising and promotion for the Affordable Care Act, but it has already been waging a multipronged campaign against it.
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[T]he Department of Health and Human Services — an agency with a legal responsibility to administer the law — has used taxpayer dollars to oppose it.
Legal experts say that while it is common for a new administration to reinterpret an existing law, it is unusual to take steps to undermine it. Here are three ways the health department has campaigned against Obamacare. [Quick Summary]
1. REDIRECTING PROMOTIONAL FUNDING
Instead of using its outreach budget to promote the Affordable Care Act, the department made videos critical of the law.
2. ATTACKING THE LAW
The department targeted the Affordable Care Act with a marketing campaign as Republicans in Congress tried to repeal the legislation.
3. DELETING INFORMATION ONLINE
The department removed useful guidance for consumers about the Affordable Care Act from its website.