Trump seizes on new report in tweet to claim Obamacare is 'in a death spiral'

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June 13, 2017 4:22 PM

"2 million more people just dropped out of ObamaCare. It is in a death spiral. Obstructionist Democrats gave up, have no answer = resist!" Trump tweeted.

Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to once again go after the Affordable Care Act, the law colloquially known as Obamacare.

Trump was apparently referring to a report from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services released Monday. The report showed the number of people that signed up for insurance through the ACA's individual insurance marketplaces but did not enact those plans, or pay their premiums.

"2 million more people just dropped out of ObamaCare," Trump tweeted. "It is in a death spiral. Obstructionist Democrats gave up, have no answer = resist!"

According to CMS, 10.3 million Americans effectuated their coverage in February, meaning that they had paid their premiums to actually receive care. That was lower than the 12.2 million people that signed up for coverage during the 2016-2017 open enrollment period.

CMS Director Seema Verma, echoing Trump, used the study to make the case that this showed Obamacare's shortcomings.

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