AHCA 2.0: An Attack On Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions to Give the Rich a Tax Break

Published: May 5, 2017, 7:03 p.m.

Leslie is joined by callers as well as Jonathan Cohn, Senior National Correspondent at the HuffPost, longtime writer on social welfare and health care, and author of the 2007 book "Sick: The untold story of America's healthcare crisis."

They discuss what it would mean for Americans in the AHCA becomes law, including how it would affect Americans with pre-existing conditions. They also discuss the tax breaks the bill would provide the ultra-rich if it becomes law. For example, according to an estimate by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the wealthiest 400 households in America would get average tax breaks of $7 million each.

Jonathan Cohn’s Twitter handle is @CitizenCohn and the website for HuffPost is www.HuffPost.com.

Here’s a recent article that Jonathan wrote on the topic entitled “Paul Ryan Was Right: This Was A Defining Moment For The Republican Party.” (https://tinyurl.com/msoau94)

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