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The Libertarian: Trump's Health Care Triumph

The president's executive order points to a productive way forward on health policy.

The Libertarian•October 19, 2017
The Libertarian: Trump's Health Care Triumph

Richard Epstein explains the contents of President Trump's new executive order on healthcare, explores the controversy around a White House proposal to cut subsidies to insurers, and explains why conservatives who fretted about President Obama's use of executive orders shouldn't be bothered by this exercise of executive power.

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Richard A. Epstein

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