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John Thune: “Some states, you can make 5, 600 grand a year and be getting…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 05:51

The insurance companies go out and automatically enroll people. There are zero premium policies. People don't even know they have coverage. And there's no income cap. I mean, you can now, Some states, you can make 5, 600 grand a year and be getting subsidies from the government to help cover your health care. So it's a program in desperate need of reform. And I think there's a path forward to be able to do that. But, you know, you can't do it while the government is shut down. (05:51–05:58)

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Asserts that in some states, individuals earning $500,000 to $600,000 can receive government subsidies for health care.

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