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Federal judge appears unlikely to block Trump's action on Obamacare

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge in San Francisco suggested Monday there was no need for a court to step in and block President Donald Trump's order that cut off health care subsidies that have been a center of political debate.

The subsidies, which reimburse insurers for reducing out-of-pocket costs for lower-income Americans, are key to keeping health insurance markets stable and preventing premiums from rising sharply, insurance officials and state regulators say.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, joined by Democratic counterparts from 17 other states and the District of

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