The Affordable Care Act requires all Americans to buy health insurance or pay a penalty, with exceptions for people with hardships. How this hurts Obamacare: Without outreach, the number of Americans who learn about the Affordable Care Act and sign up for coverage could dwindle. The Affordable Care Act gives tax credits to middle-income Americans to offset the cost of premiums. Mr. Trump has proposed making the credits apply to a slightly less generous plan for all Obamacare customers. How this hurts Obamacare: Customers with health problems may end up with really high insurance costs.

Source: New York Times July 19, 2017 20:26 UTC