One day after he repeatedly lashed out at CNN, on Wednesday President Trump blasted the the NYT in particular, and the broader press in general, for reporting that he is "not totally engaged" on healthcare.
"Some of the Fake News Media likes to say that I am not totally engaged in healthcare," Trump tweeted shortly before 7am. "Wrong, I know the subject well & want victory for U.S."
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This week the Senate Republican leadership unveiled its Obamacare replacement plan. Like its House counterpart, the misnamed Senate plan retains most of Obamacare’s core features.
We've spent a lot of time over the past couple of years talking about soaring healthcare premiums brought on by Obamacare. The price increases have been outright crippling for those forced to buy policies on the exchanges, up well over 100% over the past 4 years, on average, with some states up over 200%.
The White House has released its official statement with regard the CBO score, noting their "consistently inaccurate" and pointing out that "we know the facts."
Following a Tweet right after the release of CBO's official score of the House Healthcare Bill...
The White House issued a full statement on CBO Healthcare Report
The CBO has consistently proven it cannot accurately predict how healthcare legislation will impact insurance coverage.
Senate Republicans, led by Mitch McConnell, have just released 'modest' revisions to the "draft" healthcare bill that was dropped last week. The only substantive change appears to be the addition of a "waiting period" on those who allowed their coverage to lapse for a period of 63 days or more during the prior coverage year.