Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump vowed to quickly repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, marking it as a high priority for his first 100 days in office. In his health care reform letter, he wrote, "On day one of the Trump administration, we will ask Congress to immediately deliver a full repeal of Obamacare."

Since his appointment, however, he has backpedaled on his initial statements, noting that while he still intends to repeal the ACA, he would consider carrying over certain provisions into his replacement program, such as the prohibition on pre-existing condition exclusions and the extension of health insurance coverage to adult dependents until age 26 (two provisions employers would most want kept in a potential repeal).

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