Landmark or footnote? Obamacare legacy now rests with Trump

Name: Landmark or footnote? Obamacare legacy now rests with Trump
Uploaded: 2017-01-10T00:21:37Z
Duration: P633S
Description: When he signed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, President Obama achieved what politicians had long tried and failed to do: provide near-universal health insurance to Americans. But ever since, it’s faced unflagging Republican opposition. Special correspondent Sarah Varney of Kaiser Health News looks at the history and uncertain fate of the ACA.

Clip: 01/09/2017 | 10m 33s

When he signed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, President Obama achieved what politicians had long tried and failed to do: provide near-universal health insurance to Americans. But ever since, it’s faced unflagging Republican opposition. Special correspondent Sarah Varney of Kaiser Health News looks at the history and uncertain fate of the ACA.

Aired: 01/09/17

Rating: NR

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Landmark or footnote? Obamacare legacy now rests with Trump

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