Article snippet: Key aspects of MORE's health care agenda are struggling to overcome legal challenges in the courts. The administration, unable to repeal ObamaCare or enact conservative changes through Congress, has used its regulatory authority to try to push through changes to the Medicaid program and private insurance. Many of those efforts have fallen short when faced with legal challenges. The administration was dealt major blows this past week when two of Trump’s signature policies — Medicaid work requirements and association health plans — were struck down in separate rulings. The rulings are a setback to the administration’s efforts to aggressively push ahead with conservative health policies. Combined with political opposition from Democrats in the House, they put the president’s health agenda in a precarious position heading into the 2020 election. "The administration has tried to put certain policies in place that provide alternatives to the Affordable Care Act," said Chris Condeluci, a health care attorney and former Republican Senate Finance Committee counsel. "If the courts continue to rebuff those efforts, at the end of the day, the Trump administration will have very little to show for their changes to health policy." On Wednesday, Judge James Boasberg ruled against new Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas. Administration officials looking to reshape the Medicaid program have made approving work requirements a key priority. Trump’s fiscal 2020 budge... Link to the full article to read more