http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-...ry-condemns-key-republican-health-care-policy
One of the most damaging aspects of the Republican tax plan has to do with, of all things, health care. GOP lawmakers included a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate in the tax package – a detail Donald Trumproutinely brags about.
Indeed, as recently as this past weekend at his campaign rally in Michigan, the president argued that by scrapping the Obamacare mandate, he’s “essentially gotten rid” of the health care reform law.
In reality, that’s obviously foolish. What Trump and congressional Republicans actually did was leave the ACA in place while making health care coverage more expensive. Within the industry, this observation is common knowledge.
What no one expected was for former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to acknowledge this reality freely and in public.
One of the most damaging aspects of the Republican tax plan has to do with, of all things, health care. GOP lawmakers included a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate in the tax package – a detail Donald Trumproutinely brags about.
Indeed, as recently as this past weekend at his campaign rally in Michigan, the president argued that by scrapping the Obamacare mandate, he’s “essentially gotten rid” of the health care reform law.
In reality, that’s obviously foolish. What Trump and congressional Republicans actually did was leave the ACA in place while making health care coverage more expensive. Within the industry, this observation is common knowledge.
What no one expected was for former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to acknowledge this reality freely and in public.
