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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun Mar 26, 2017, 07:54 PM Mar 2017

Obamacare's Not In A 'Death Spiral'

Republican leaders say they will table health care talks following the defeat of the House GOP to replace Obamacare. As House Speaker Paul Ryan put it, “Obamacare is the law of the land.”

But some conservatives say that President Barack Obama’s signature piece of legislation can’t last much longer, regardless of whether Congress finds a legislative compromise.

“It is in a death spiral,” conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt said March 26 on Meet the Press. “The New York Times yesterday pointed out that — the president of Aetna — that you will lose coverage in many places in America for everyone, and that to me is a death spiral for those people.”

The idea that Obamacare is in a “death spiral” — a specific term used in the health insurance industry — is a claim that we’ve heard before. Experts say Hewitt is incorrect.

We reached out to Hewitt through his radio program but did not hear back.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/factcheck/obamacares-not-in-a-death-spiral/ar-BByPZPi?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

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Obamacare's Not In A 'Death Spiral' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2017 OP
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