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Joe Courtney: “At HHS, we've seen a massive jump in the uninsured…”

Featuring: Joe Courtney, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 2nd Congressional District

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Courtney Grills Kennedy on Uninsured Americans & Trump Proposal to Send Medicaid, Medicare to States

Published | Video Starts at 01:14

He did not live to see its enactment, but we know now that the ACA successfully cut the uninsured rate in half by 2024 prior to your arrival at HHS. Clearly, universal health care is not the cause of your life on your watch. At HHS, we've seen a massive jump in the uninsured population since January 2025. 1.2 million have already lost coverage thanks to the Trump administration's refusal to extend the ACA enhanced tax credits. even though we passed a bipartisan bill in the House to do so. A couple of days ago, the Wall Street Journal reported that that 1.2 million number is going … (01:14–01:28)

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Asserts that 1.2 million people lost coverage due to the Trump administration's policy on ACA tax credits.

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