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ú>>> ON
ú>>> ON THE MINDS OF MANY IS úHEALTHCARE AND HOW THE SENATE
úRUNOFFS CAN INFLUENCE IT IN
THE úFUTURE AND THEY'RE
SOUNDING OFF úON SOCIAL MEDIA.
HOLLY TWEETS NO ONE CAN AFFORD
úTHE DEDUCTIBLE WITH OBAMACARE
úAND PETER SAYS SENATOR PERDUE
úVOTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO STRIKE
úDOWN PROTECTIONS FOR GEORGIANS
úWITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
WHAT POLICIES DO U.S. SENATE
úCANDIDATES ACTUALLY SUPPORT?
DOES DEMOCRATIC HOPEFULS HAVE A
úPLAN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TO BE
FOR úAFFORDABLE AND WHEN IT
COMES TO úREPUBLICAN SENATORS
DO THEY HAVE úA PLAN TO INCLUDE
PEOPLE WITH úPRE-EXISTING
HEALTHCARE úCONDITIONS.
HEALTHCARE úCONDITIONS. LET'S VERIFY.
LET'S VERIFY. TO FIND OUT WHERE THE SENATE
úHOPEFULS STAND WE WENT TO THE
úGOVERNMENT WEBSITE.
úGOVERNMENT WEBSITE. HEALTHCARE.GOV AND ORTHOPEDIC
úSPECIALIST DR. SCOTT BARBER
FOR úREAL WORLD PERSPECTIVE.
THE FINE PRINT FOR
CONGRESSIONAL úVOTING RECORDS.
FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES LET'S
úSTART WITH OBAMACARE.
ACCORDING TO HEALTHCARE.GOV.
IN A NUTSHELL, ACA LAW HAS
THREE úPRIMARY GOALS MAKE
AFFORDABLE úHEALTHCARE
AFFORDABLE úHEALTHCARE AVAILABLE TO THOSE úLIVING IN
POVERTY AND EXPAND úMEDICAID
FOR SOME OF THE SAME úFAMILIES
IN CERTAIN STATES AND úSUPPORT
THE MEDICAL CARE úDELIVERY
MERTDZ DESIGNED TO úLOWER THE
COST OF THE úHEALTHCARE.
REPUBLICANS ARGUED THE
úAFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS TOO
úEXPENSIVE FOR THE AVERAGE
úAMERICAN ALLEGING INCREASED
PREM úYUMS, DEDUCTIBLE AND
SUBSTANDARD úCARE.ú>> A
DEMOCRAT PARTY IS PUSHING A
úSOCIALIST NIGHTMARE.ú>> I'M
TERRIFIED THE GOVERNMENT úWILL
DO A COMPLETE TAKEOVER OF
úHEALTHCARE.ú>> DR. SCOTT
BARBER IS A úORTHOPEDIC
SPECIALIST IN ATLANTA úAND SAYS
THE ACA IS COSTLY AND úHE
BELIEVES FREE MARKET
úCOMPETITION IS MORE úCOST-
EFFECTIVE FOR PATIENTS.ú>> WHAT
WE WANT TO SEE A úRESTORATION
OF THE úDOCTOR-PATIENT
RELATIONSHIP úPROMOTED BY FREE
MARKET úCOMPETITION.ú>>
MARKET úCOMPETITION.ú>> Reporter: WHAT ARE THE
úTO MAKE OBAMACARE
AFFORDABLE.ú>> THE INSURANCE
OPTION REDUCES úANY CONCERNS
COST AND WOULD úOFFER GEORGIANS
AN ALTERNATIVE úNOT FOR PROFIT
AND MORE CHOICES úINCREASES
COMPETITION IN THE úHEALTH
INSURANCE MARKETPLACE AND
úLOWERS COST FORCING PRIVATE
úINSURERS TO COMPETE WITH A
úPUBLIC PLACE ON QUALITY AND
úPRICE.
úPRICE.
úPRICE. REVEREND WARNOCH SAYS MORE
NEEDS úTO BE DONE TO REDUCE
COSTS.
COSTS.
COSTS. ON
COSTS. ON THE CAMPAIGN WEBSITE HE SAYS
úHE SUPPORTS LEGISLATION TO
LOWER úTHE COST OF PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS úINCLUDING LEGISLATION TO
úAUTHORIZE A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
úTO NEGOTIATE WITH DRUG
COMPANIES úTO BRING DOWN
PRICES.
PRICES.
PRICES. SO DO JOHN AND THE REVEREND
HAVE úA PLAN TO MAKE PUBLIC
HEALTHCARE úMORE AFFORDABLE?
WE CAN VERIFY THE CLAIM IS TRUE
úBUT THESE ARE JUST CAMPAIGN
úPROMISES FOR NOW.ú>> DON'T
BELIEVE THE LIBERAL úLIES.
KELLY LOEFFLER ALWAYS PUTS
úGEORGIA FIRST.ú>> THE BIGGEST
CRITICISM OF úREPUBLICANS IS
PRE-EXISTING úCONDITIONS AND
HEALTHCARE.ú>> HEALTH INSURANCE
SHOULD úALWAYS COVER PRE-
EXISTING úCONDITIONS.
EXISTING úCONDITIONS. FOR ANYONE PERIOD.
UNFORTUNATELY, SOME PEOPLE WANT
úTO PLAY POLITICAL GAMES WITH
úTHIS.ú>> IN PER DUE'S FIVE
YEAR TENURE úAS U.S. SENATOR HE
VOTED TO úREPEAL AND REPLACE
THE ACA BUT úTHE LEGISLATION
FAILED IN THE úHOUSE IN 2017.
LOEFFLER IS ALSO AN OPPONENT OF
úTHE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
JUST LAST MONTH THEY INTRODUCED
úA JOINT HEALTHCARE RESOLUTION
úFOR GEORGIANS WHICH INCLUDES
úTHEIR POSITION ON PRE-EXISTING
úCONDITIONS.
úCONDITIONS. IT DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR
úPROTECTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS
WITH úPRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS,
úLOWERING THE COST FOR
úPRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND
DEVICES, úINSURANCE PREMIUMS
AND OTHER úSAFEGUARDS.
HOW THE PLAN WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED úIS UNCLEAR AS AT
DEMOCRATIC úCHALLENGERS DISPUTE
THE DETAILS úOF THE PROPOSALS
BUT WE CAN úVERIFY THIS CLAIM
IS TRUE.
IS TRUE.
IS TRUE. LOEFFLER AND PER DUE ARE
úPROPOSING A PLAN THAT DOES
úINCLUDE COVERAGE COVERAGE FOR
úPEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING
úCONDITIONS.ú>>> IF YOU HAVE