President Trump took to Twitter to vent his frustration at the difficulty in getting support for health reforms JIM LO SCALZO/EPAThe White House was battling to shore up Republican support for a proposed overhaul of the US healthcare system today as President Trump faced a crunch test of his ability to unify his party around a key campaign pledge. Republican leaders in Congress had hoped to pass an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — through the House of Representatives this week. This morning, however, the Republican speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, signalled that he did not yet have the votes required to proceed. Mr Trump's party has been promising to repeal and replace Obamacare since 2010. A first effort at reform was aborted by the White House in March, after a revolt from both conservative and moderate House…

Source: The Times May 02, 2017 15:56 UTC