Navigators provide free assistance to my constituents as they maneuver through the marketplace to find a health care plan that is right for them. When funded adequately, these programs help decrease the uninsured population across the country. However, The Trump administration has sought to cut funding for the navigator program by slashing the program's funding by 84% over the last two years. The total funds allotted for it now stands at $10 million. To exemplify these draconian cuts, consider this. In 2017, there were nine navigator programs funded in Texas and two operating in El Paso County. (00:30–00:46)
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Asserts that the Trump administration reduced navigator program funding by 84% in two years.
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