A federal inspector general has launched an inquiry into the Trump administration's decision to pull advertising for HealthCare.gov in the closing stretch of this year's sign-up season, according to a letter made public Friday. Investigators will look at the Trump administration's actions to stop paid advertising and temporarily suspend other outreach. They said there's usually a surge at the end sign-up season, and the ad pullback discouraged prospective customers. About 12.2 million people have signed up for coverage this year through HealthCare.gov and state insurance markets, short of earlier Obama administration projections. There was no initial response from the Trump administration.

Source: Fox News March 24, 2017 19:07 UTC