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The Documentary: Three Pillars of Trump: Three Pillars of Trump: Healthcare Reform

Protesters for Obamacare

06/02/2018 GMT

Three Pillars of Trump: Healthcare Reform

Three Pillars of Trump

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Three Pillars of Trump, Three Pillars of Trump: Healthcare Reform

Healthcare reform was top of President Trumps legislative priority. What has changed?

Donald Trump campaigned on numerous issues, but when it came time for action in the early days of his administration, healthcare reform was his top legislative priority. “Repealing and replacing” the Democrats’ Obamacare system has proven harder than it seems. Time and time again the Republican-controlled Congress was unable to pass sweeping changes. 

The headline-grabbing legislative failures, however, do not tell the full story. The president is slowly but steadily changing the way the healthcare operates in the US. The BBC’s senior North America reporter, Anthony Zurcher, examines the challenges facing Donald Trump’s Administration, including efforts to replace Obamacare as well as his handling of the opioid addiction epidemic and efforts to reform the medical system for US veterans.

(Photo: Protesters join together in front of the office of Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) in Miami, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The Documentary: Three Pillars of Trump

A look at what President Trump’s first year has meant for three big pillars of US government - Defence, Diplomacy and Health.

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