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Ron Johnson: “Premiums are going not because the hand subsidies, you know…”

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

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Sen. Ron Johnson: We're happy to work with Democrats and fix the broken Obamacare system

Published | Video Starts at 09:44

How do we fix this in a way and fix it quickly? So again, I Keep hearing this November 1st, this one premium is going to be announced Again, Premiums are going not because the hand subsidies, you know, being taken away. It's because the poor design, the faulty design of Obamacare. where you made individuals pay the full cost of covering people with preexisting conditions. But if you're at 400% of the poverty line or below, yeah, your subsidy will be reduced slightly. (09:44–09:51)

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Asserts that premiums are rising due to the faulty design of Obamacare, not because subsidies are being removed.

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