The number of Americans without health insurance jumped by nearly 2 million in the year after President Donald Trump took office -- the first time in a decade that there has been a year-to-year increase, according to federal data released Tuesday.
"President Trump's cruel health care sabotage has left 2 million more people without health insurance, forced to live in constant fear of an accident or injury that could spell financial ruin for their families," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. That potential drop in Medicaid and CHIP enrollments is likely due to an improved economy and that some of those people no longer qualify, he said. Worth noting, too, is that those 1.6 million Americans no longer enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP aren't necessarily going without insurance or health care, he said.In an interview with ABC News last June, Trump called the current health care law a"disaster" and said he would revamp it if the GOP regained a majority in the House.
HankSilverberg And the report also said that the poverty rate is at the lowest level since 2001.
HankSilverberg That same report also said poverty had declined, there were 2.3 million more Americans at work and income rose for both full time and part time workers.
Um duh!!!! No mandate demanding they pay for insurance.
Thx Trump. You really did great on healthcare. Now you can blame it on everyone except yourself.
Why don’t I believe your reporting?
Republicans.
He was suppose to ”fix” it. Said it would be ”tremendous” and ”greatest” healthcare system in the world. Trump has done NOTHING about the healthcare system. ZERO, ZIP, ZILTCH!
That’s up to them! Trump needs a Republican House & Senate in order to get things passed & rolling to our benefit! PEOPLE VOTE... TRUMP 2020! 🥳 “Keep America Great!” 👍🇺🇸🥰👏👏👏
Just in case you blame fox news
Why don’t they have Obamacare?
And this surprises who?!?
Not sure about the stats. I have insurance thanks to Obama care. My premiums went down this year and I also got a rebate check from bc. People who cancelled were being fined. Young people. They didn’t want to pay for older people’s insurance. Can you blame them.
That’s FAKE NEWS to that so-called president. He really doesn’t care anyway.
Trump 2020.. let's get where nobody has health insurance. We can do it. Be best. Best uninsured.
So sad. Now what.
Because they have the freedom of choice.
The illegal mandate gone, Americans CHOOSE not to be insured..'.............. Repeat.....CHOOSE
And The roughly 30% of the registered as republican will vote for them again.
No surprise here!
fakenews
Exorbitant Exspense.
Like Obama care was any better !! Only thing wrong with health care in America is government greed no need to sugarcoat it !! Its all Government greed.
Alternative headline: 2,000,000 people no longer forced to buy a product by Barack Obama but I guess that doesn't fit your narrative
You did not report on the race in North Carolina so sad.
So? These people are accountable for themselves...not the government or the rest of us. Get a job with health benefits.
6M lost it in 2014
Yes but the idiots zombie followers doesn't care because are the same .
Regardless of our system,I’d be dead if it wasn’t for our health care in Canada
Betting this is inaccurate.
I had insurance until Obama care now I have insurance I can't afford to use . Unless something major happens I dont have insurance I've been debating wether or not just to drop the crappy insurance I have and just roll the dice.
Because they are not being FORCED to buy insurance any longer
Lies ABC! Those without health insurance increased every year under OBUMMER because it’s too expensive! Trump’s election had nothing to do with it! Lying ABC!
Waiting for that MAGA thing to kick in. ..🥺
LeslieMarshall “That potential drop in Medicaid and CHIP enrollments is likely due to an improved economy and that some of those people no longer qualify, he said. Worth noting, too, is that those 1.6 million Americans no longer enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP aren't necessarily going without Ins”
Democrats lied about ACA and insurance premiums have skyrocketed 100-150% - making insurance unaffordable for 2 million hard working Americans.
2 MILLION MORE PEOPLE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE
Don’t want overpriced insurance that includes crap I don’t need coverage for. Insurance is not healthcare anyway.
way to MAGA, dotard!
You mean all those people FORCED to buy it under Obama decided they were tired of being FORCED to buy it?
And yet, Obamacare/ACA is still the law of the land... realDonaldTrump never touched Obamacare, so perhaps the problem is with the plan itself (as predicted all along), and not the current resident of the Executive residence? 🤔
And I will bet the greatest losses were in rural areas (where Trump is deified). When someone kicks you in the teeth and you still support them, they are not the issue.
Ending the mandate that forced people to buy it, even those who didn’t want insurance. Duh.
No repeal and replace. No “insurance for all.” No lowered drug prices. No fixing the ACA, simply dismantling it. Trump’s policies.
weird end to that article
Yeah the people that weren’t forced to pay a penalty dropped it. Those people are thanking Trump. Nice spin though.
Number of Americans without health insurance rose by less than 2 million disappointing Pres. Trump who took aim at the most vulnerable Americans —the first time in a decade that there has been a year-to-year increase and the GOP hopes to double these numbers next year.
Well, as long as they can’t vote then all good right?
2 million less votes for Trump. It's not the ideal way to go, but it helps.
*smiles and gives a thumbs-up for the camera from the hospital bed after a double leg amputation because of an untreated infection and uncontrolled blood sugar from rationing insulin*
Why the hell would anyone vote for him to be President again?
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Do it now, after a few years in office and with unemployment so low. I’ll wait. Besides, wasn’t the first year just a residue from the Obama years Isn’t that how it works? I mean the economy is all Obama, right?
Um... They again were given the freedom to choose... No longer being taxed for NOT having insurance.
Don’t believe it as Medicaid expansion has exploded in every state
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