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Obama to meet with Hill Democrats in Hail Mary play to save Obamacare

Obama to push ACA on Hill
Obama's final push to save the Affordable Care Act 00:57

HONOLULU -- One of President Obama’s biggest worries in these final days of his presidency is that the Republican Congress and President-elect Donald Trump will follow through on their promise to repeal Obamacare,  reports CBS News correspondent Chip Reid.

How Paul Ryan plans to replace Obamacare 01:25

So next Wednesday, after he returns from his holiday vacation in Hawaii, the Obama will go to Capitol Hill to strategize with congressional Democrats on a plan to save the law.

The White House says that Obamacare has provided health coverage to 20 million Americans.

For more on the Democrats’ last stand, watch Chip Reid’s report above.

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