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Baltimore Sues Trump Administration Over Obamacare

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BALTIMORE (AP) - Several cities are suing President Donald Trump's administration in federal court for allegedly sabotaging the Affordable Care Act.

The lawsuit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on behalf of Baltimore; Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, and Chicago. Residents of Charlottesville, Virginia, also are part of the lawsuit.

Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore's health commissioner, says efforts to sabotage the ACA are directly increasing the number of uninsured and underinsured Baltimore residents. She says it will increase demand for services without additional resources.

Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis says the city brought the lawsuit "to safeguard the fundamental rights of Baltimore residents to health care by stopping the Trump administration's unlawful efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act."

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.