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Joe Courtney: “The Wall Street Journal reported that that 1.2 million…”

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 01:33

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 to continue to grow because 14% of new enrollees this year didn't make their first payments for the new Trump premiums. As the Journal reported, this will add millions more to the ranks of the uninsured. (01:33–01:46)

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Asserts that 14% of new enrollees didn't make their first payments, leading to more uninsured.

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