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Ron Johnson: “Incentives in Obamacare are all for employers to drop the…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson talks Obamacare on Hannity

Published | Video Starts at 04:29

Well, Sean, first of all, it is absolutely correct that 40 to 67% of individuals will lose their individual policies. But listen, I bought health care in my business for 31 years. Incentives in Obamacare are all for employers to drop the coverage. not pay $15,000 for a family plan, but pay the $2,000 penalty and make their employees eligible for the huge subsidies in the exchanges. (04:29–04:42)

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Asserts that Obamacare encourages employers to stop providing health insurance coverage.

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