In many ways, the healthcare industry has been a great friend to the U.S. economy. Its plentiful jobs helped lift the country out of the Great Recession and, partly due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it now employs 1 in 9 Americans—up from 1 in 12 in 2000.
As President Donald Trump seeks to fulfill his campaign pledge to create millions more jobs, the industry would seem a promising place to turn. But the business mogul also campaigned to repeal the ACA and lower healthcare costs—a potentially serious job killer. It’s a dilemma: One promise could run headlong into the other.
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