Starting now: "The Battle over Obamacare: What's Next?" Panel featuring @washingtonpost's @Carolynyjohnson and Professor's Timothy Westmoreland and David Hyman. Follow this thread for updates.
Prof. Hyman asks the room: What percentage of you think healthcare should cost less than 15% of your total household income? Majority raise their hand. "In fact, U.S. households spend about 18% of their income on healthcare." #BattleOverObamacare
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"People who don't want the system to be here are legislating in a way that will make it spin out of control faster. That's not bipartisanship." - Prof. Tim Westmoreland
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Prof. Westmoreland raises things to look out for in healthcare legislation under the Trump administration: increased cost-sharing &
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Excellent commentary from healthcare law/ business of healthcare experts (Tim Westmoreland, David Hyman,
@Carolynyjohnson) happening in@greggbloche’s Week One Class.#battleoverobamacarepic.twitter.com/KPnAnmvTbo
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Final thoughts: “It is vicious to say we are going to let some people go without rescue while we save ourselves.” The solution has to be universal coverage that makes senses for poor people, too.
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