JD Vance declared at the VP debate that Donald Trump helped salvage the ACA in his term in office. But that is revisionist history. Trump actually sabotaged it. Listen in – you be the judge.
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Millions of Americans feel confused and frustrated in their search for quality healthcare coverage.
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About The Episode:
On this episode, Marc discusses the biggest lie of the VP debate. JD Vance declared that Donald Trump helped salvage the ACA in his term in office. But that is revisionist history. Trump actually sabotaged it. Listen in – you be the judge.
Key Takeaways:
JD Vance declared at the recent VP debate that Donald Trump salvaged the ACA when he was in office.
This is revisionist history. It is fanciful.
Trump restricted marketing and outreach and contracted the enrollment season.
He short-funded key transition funding and defunded the cost-sharing subsidies.
He worked with states not to expand Medicaid.
He pursued the striking down of the ACA in court.
He sought to repeal the ACA in Congress.
His actions made enrollment contract, plans pull out and sent premiums skyrocketing.
This destabilized the program tremendously.
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The Healthcare Labyrinth: A Guide to Navigating Health Plans and Fixing American Health Insurance