'Catastrophic year' for Obamacare: Trump

2017 will be a "catastrophic year" for Obamacare, Donald Trump has vowed in a meeting with insurers.

President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump Source: AP

President Donald Trump has told several chief executives of large insurance companies that 2017 will be a "catastrophic" year for the Affordable Care Act as he seeks to make good on a campaign promise to repeal the measure.

The Republican president on Monday told the insurers they must all work together to save Americans from the law known as Obamacare and try to bring down health care prices.

He said he hoped to work with Democrats on a health care plan to repeal the law, which provided coverage for millions of uninsured Americans.


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Published 28 February 2017 7:14pm
Source: AAP


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