Michael Hiltzik: Trump's assaults on ACA taking a huge toll
Donald Trump opened his presidency in January 2017 with a series of salvos aimed at the Affordable Care Act, the signal achievement of his predecessor's administration.
It has long been assumed that these attacks reduced sign-ups during the crucial final weeks of open enrollment for 2018 insurance policies. New data parsed by two experts at Duke University and the University of North Carolina show how steep the reduction was. Spoiler: It was huge, and devastating.
That's because the drop-off was concentrated among the healthiest group of potential enrollees. They're
