Why It's Harder to Convince People to Get Health Care in the Trump Era

Governing: In the sixth year of open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many states have two big hurdles to overcome: less federal funding for outreach and advertising, and people who may choose to be uninsured now that there's no tax penalty for lacking health coverage.

The Trump administration has dramatically scaled back grants for ACA outreach and advertising -- an 85 percent cut over the past two years.

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