down she is fearful those people out to harm her will continue to try to embarrass her and she doesn t want to be a distraction. tomorrow begins open enrollment for obamacare. the trump administration has tried to take credit for the law s successes. premiums are going down in most states. medicaid and medicare said that is due to the actions of president trump, mr. trump ran on a platform of trying to cut obamacare. congressional republicans kneecapped it back in 2018 eliminating the individual mandate. do not forget the white house is currently suing its own government to eliminate the law. when asked if the administration had a plan in place if the
democrats say they have damn and immense evidence on the ukrainians that that evidence is probably not going to be enough as it currently stands based on what s public to persuade republicans to get onboard. was there pressure through other channels and probably no one better situated than john bolton to identify whether or not that additional pressure may or may not have existed. thank you very much. thanks, katy. we know money talks but can it keep senate republicans in line on impeachment? the president is banking on it. plus, while you weren t looking the administration has been taking credit for the successes of obamacare as it works behind the scenes at the same time to get rid of it. d. nice. but, uh. what s up with your. partner? not again. limu that s your reflection. only pay for what you need.
and talking points. joining me now new york times investigations and health care reporter sarah cliff. why is the aca doing better today? i think this is something the drafters always expected. they thought at the very beginning there would be some bumps. insurance companies are trying to figure out how to navigate the new market. now we re into our sixth open enrollment, insurance companies understand who is signing up for this, how to set their prices. this is what the people who wrote the affordable care act expected. they did not expect president trump, for it to be run by a hostile administration. it s remarkable to me how resilient to those trying to get rid of it. is this administration can they take any credit for the aca doing better any credit for
courts were to strike down obamacare entirely, she dodged the question. in the texas vs. united states case, that s the case the administration has requested has been struck down, is that correct? that is correct. and so any day now the court will rule, and if the court rules the way the administration has asked then the entire aca will be invalidated, is that correct? that is correct. okay. so now if the aca was invalidated about 21 million people would lose their health insurance, is that correct? i think what s clear yes or no will work. no. no, okay. how many people would lose their health insurance if it was struck down, do you know? the president has made clear that we will have a plan in action change okay. i m going to get to that in a
a viable plan in place, one that will pass both houses. if this does happen, if the courts decide to rule the aca is no longer legal and strike it down, what happens to those people? that is an excellent question. it s hard to put an exact number on it but i think it is fair to expect millions would not have health insurance. some might find it elsewhere. some states might decide to beef up their program because they do believe in the act. if this ruling went forward, if it were affirmed that you could see millions of people losing health insurance and we would go back to where we were before the affordable care act when millions didn t have insurance. there is not a clear plan we ve seen from congress, from the