Trump Orders Obamacare Advertising to Stop

In the few days remaining before Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) enrollment ends on Jan. 31, President Trump has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pull all advertising for the health care program. HHS spokespersons refused to confirm the White House order, but those speaking anonymously said the directive included pulling advertisements that have already been paid for. Meanwhile, at a Republican confab in Philadelphia, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed that "replace and repeal" would take place in March, referring to their plans to kill the ACA program and come up with something as-yet-unspecified that's better.