国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Trump touts health care executive order amid criticism, insurance market jitters
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 14-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="touted">touted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="gutting">gutting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Affordable">Affordable</span> <span word="Care">Care</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> (<span word="ACA">ACA</span>), <span word="would">would</span> <span word="destabilize">destabilize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Order">Order</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="HealthCare">HealthCare</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. "<span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Insurance">Insurance</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ObamaCare">ObamaCare</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="plunged">plunged</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Dems">Dems</span> <span word="windfall">windfall</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="intending">intending</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dismantle">dismantle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ACA">ACA</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span>, <span word="bare">bare</span>-<span word="bone">bone</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="GOP">GOP</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurers">insurers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>-<span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="lawfully">lawfully</span> <span word="make">make</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="appropriated">appropriated</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ACA">ACA</span>.</p><p><span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="premiums">premiums</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="insurers">insurers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marketplace">marketplace</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="turmoil">turmoil</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Insurance">Insurance</span> <span word="Commissioners">Commissioners</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="insurers">insurers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> 12 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="premiums">premiums</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congressional">Congressional</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="at">at</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p>
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