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DeSantis Pledges Health Plan That Would 'Supersede' Obamacare
The New York Times: DeSantis Says He Would Pass A Bill To ‘Supersede’ Obamacare
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said on Sunday that, if elected president, he would pursue legislation that would “supersede” the Affordable Care Act, echoing former President Donald J. Trump’s comments, which Democrats seized upon last week. “What I think they’re going to need to do is have a plan that will supersede Obamacare, that will lower prices for people so that they can afford health care, while also making sure that people with pre-existing conditions are protected,” Mr. DeSantis said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” He went on to say that repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act was a broken promise from Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign. (Astor, 12/3)
The Hill: DeSantis Says His Health Care Plan Would ‘Supersede’ ObamaCare
Ron DeSantis told NBC’s Kristen Welker: “Here’s what I will do. What I think they’re going to need to do is have a plan that will supersede ObamaCare, that will lower prices for people so that they can afford health care while also making sure that people will preexisting conditions are protected. And we’re going to look at the big institutions that are causing prices to be high: Big Pharma, big insurance and big government,” he said Sunday on “Meet the Press.” However, he offered scant details for his proposal when asked what “supersede” meant. He said that his plan will have coverage that is “different and better” at the “lowest possible price.” (Sforza, 12/3)
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Modern Healthcare: Biden, Trump 2024 Healthcare Debate Already Begun
Since enacting the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, President Joe Biden and the Democrats have talked up its Medicare drug pricing and health insurance subsidy provisions, but haven't gotten much traction. Now, Trump has jump-started the healthcare debate by again proposing to repeal the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a goal that eluded him during his presidency. (McAuliff, 12/1)
KFF Health News and PolitiFact: Explosive DeSantis-Newsom Debate Reflects Nation’s Culture Wars
Fox News officially titled it “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.” But the faceoff quickly turned into a full-out political brawl between Gavin Newsom, California’s Democratic governor who isn’t running for president; and Ron DeSantis, the Florida Republican governor who is, and is not gaining ground against former President Donald Trump in voter polls. The event was held in Alpharetta, Georgia, aired on Fox News, and moderated by Sean Hannity. Our PolitiFact partners examined the two state officials’ wide-ranging statements. (Hart and PolitiFact staff, 12/1)
