The Trump administration is pulling Obamacare advertisements that have already been scheduled and paid for, Politico reports.
While individuals can still sign up to enroll in Obamacare until the Jan. 31 deadline, they will no longer receive emails to remind them to finish their application.
A spokesman at the Department of Health and Human Services said the action was meant to save costs, but representatives from the Obama administration said the ads were already paid for.
"The federal government has spent more than $60 million promoting the open enrollment period," said the department's spokesman. "HHS has pulled back roughly $5 million of the final placement in an effort to look for efficiencies, where they exist."
The article notes that Trump's move to pull the ads sends a signal to the American people that he is standing by his commitment to repeal and replace Obamacare.
On day one of his presidency, Trump signed an executive order that would relieve the economic burden of the Affordable Care Act.
"President Trump is signaling he's the new sheriff," Rep. Chris Collins (R., N.Y.) told Politico. "He's been elected with a mandate. He's not going to tolerate his employees contradicting and undermining his mandate to get this country going in another direction."