2. Did President Trump and Paul Ryan meet with stakeholders including the AARP, the American Medical Association, and the American Hospital Association (who all oppose the bill) during the drafting stage?
3. Why does the plan give the top one percent a $33,000 tax cut while premiums for seniors aged 60 to 64 would see their premiums go up 22 percent to $18,000?
4. Shifting Medicaid funding to a per capita cap will force severe cuts or reductions in eligibility at the state level. Is this an intentional move by the White House to give Republican governors, who already use Medicaid funding as a tool to carry out a political agenda (Ex. defunding Planned Parenthood), more leeway?
5. Did President Trump discuss Exxon Mobile with his Secretary of State at lunch before the plagiarized press release was sent yesterday?
Published: Mar 8, 2017