The Latest: Physician groups condemn Trump insurer decision

 

October 13, 2017



WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and health care (all times local):

3:45 p.m.

Six physician groups are condemning a Trump administration decision to halt payments to insurers under the Obama-era health care law.

Their statement Friday calls on Congress to act immediately to restore the payments to prevent what it called "dramatic, if not catastrophic, increases in premiums across the country" and millions of Americans losing coverage.

The groups represent more than 560,000 U.S. doctors and medical students. They are the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American...



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