1,000. the republican from nevada said there s nothing in this bill would bring costs down. this bill is a tax cut for the people who helped write it. the drug companies. wall street. it is a tax cut for them and an attack on medicaid. he said if we didn t have medica medicaid, we would be dead. part of what is remarkable about this process, mitch mcconnell keeps hiding what is happening and getting feel buy in on these incremental yeses. so far, it s working. but at a certain point, you guys in the senate will have to vote on an actual thing. well, that s exactly right. they seem to be avoiding that
i feel like i m at a sidewalk in manhattan playing three card monty. the bill keeps flashing up. it will reduce the number of people that have nshls. and deductibles will go up. that s not disputable. the deductibles won t go up but the premiums will go up. the president promised that he would not cut medicaid. he promised it multiple times. he distinguished himself by saying he wouldn t cut medicaid. can you say the bill we ll pass will not cut medicaid? i can tell you the bill under consideration, medicaid, would go up by 24% between now and the
t are we helping people to get quality affordable healthcare. can we do better? the challenge that we have now, trump care is not a healthcare bill, it is a tax cut for wealthy people and it exposes in this. you are concerned of healthcare, health insurance is one thing. right now you have health insurance cost that are doubling and deductibles that are so high. that s not healthcare. obamacare did not give people healthcare, they got them higher and higher insurance that they cannot access it. we have to find a way. democrats, come and talk with us. this is really important. the affordable care act saved lives. i spoke to people and i get approach by people everyday. my son is on the autism spectrum. if i lose the coverage under medica
we want lower prices, which is what the american public wants. both in their premiums and out of pocket costs. he said he would not touch medica medicaid, the program that s been in place for 52 years, that provides a health safety net for the most vulnerable populations and every state in the country. disabled adults and children. seniors in nursing homes, low income pregnant moms and kids. he promised not to touch that program. the house bill decimates medicaid. would cause 23 million people to lose coverage, raises prices, according to every economist. anybody who is in the market now would pay more, not less. they would pay more deductibles. then the president called that bill mean and turned to the senate. the senate bill in some ways is worse. at least the draft that they got
take the second part of the town hall to address health care. many people are concerned because in 2016 he expanded medica medicaid. you have millions who depend on medicaid. and one person that came, it s her first time to a town hall, her name is helen. i m young, i m 23, and i have had an auto immune decide since i was 19. t costs $10,000 a month when not on insurance. if i am kicked off of my parents insurance, i have to find a way to pay for it. i m trying to start my career, and i want to work an stay in baton rouge, and