CNN's Mary Katharine Ham: “Bare-Bones Junk Plans” Were Better Than Plans Under Obamacare
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CNN contributor Mary Katharine Ham downplayed the harmful impact of repealing the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) essential health benefits package, misleadingly claiming, “I was on those bare-bones junk plans” that existed before the ACA, and it “turns out they were OK compared to what I have now.” Despite her claims that “mandating a really heavy set of benefits ... allows for no flexibility on the state level,” experts have rejected this argument, noting that repeal of the ACA's protections would likely cause insurers to return to the skimpy plans with minimal coverage, causing skyrocketing costs for people who need the care the most. From the March 24 edition of CNN's Inside Politics:
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