Mixed Messages Divide Trump, Health Officials After ACA Ruling (1)

December 15, 2018, 10:14 PM UTCUpdated: December 17, 2018, 9:09 PM UTC

Two top officials in the Department of Health and Human services took to Twitter after a Texas judge ruled Obamacare unconstitutional Friday, reminding Americans the decision doesn’t affect open enrollment.

The Twitter messages are an example of the sometimes cross-cutting messages coming from the Trump administration. While HHS officials were trying to reassure people who had signed up for or planned to buy Obamacare plans, President Donald Trump tweeted Dec. 14 after the ruling, “As I predicted all along, Obamacare was just ruled an unconstitutional DISASTER.”

The federal judge’s decision Dec. 14 came just hours before the final day to ...

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