Trump administration starts the Obamacare rollback as officials scrap $5million of ads for the flagship HealthCare.gov website
The Health and Human Services Department said that the government has pulled back about $5million in ads
Pulling back on advertisements was part of a larger effort of cutting costs
The statement said HHS has already spent more than $60million to promote sign-ups this year under former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law
Ad cuts come just before the January 31 healthcare enrollment deadline
Former Obama officials accused the new administration of ‘sabotage’
By KELLY MCLAUGHLIN
DailyMail.com
27 January 2017
The Trump Administration said on Thursday night that it is pulling back advertising promoting HealthCare.gov as open enrollment draws to a close for this year.
The Health and Human Services Department said in a statement that the government has pulled back about $5million in ads as part of an effort to cut costs.
The statement said HHS has already spent more than $60million to promote sign-ups this year under former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law.
Former Obama officials immediately accused the new administration of ‘sabotage’.
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