OPINION: Murkowski’s right: Speed, secrecy plague health care debacle
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"Rates are going up, and in fact it's very interesting, Lisa, that you're sitting next to me, 'cause in
Two weeks earlier, Murkowski had also been assigned to sit next to Trump as he delivered his meltdown report to a smaller group of
"I hate to say this to you, Lisa, but in
In other situations, Trump has said the rate increase in
By whatever number, the claim is misleading, though that hasn't stopped Trump or
"In the last four years, insurance premiums in
What Sullivan and Trump and the
That is no consolation for those who make enough money that they don't qualify for any federal subsidies, but health care is complicated and the best way to lose credibility is to pretend that this is simple.
The Trump administration released a misleading report in May that dealt with premiums but left out the subsidies.
About
The subsidy rate in
Murkowski, who chooses her words carefully and has a good grasp of details, has resisted the efforts by the president and the leaders of the
Trump's goal is not to create a workable policy for Americans but to hand out presidential pens at a signing ceremony where he can declare a monumental victory for himself and change the subject.
There was a more meaningful event last Friday in
The senator handled it well, as did most of those who testified about the real problems in
While many in the crowd made the case for a single-payer system, Murkowski said that's not going to happen in the current political environment.
She's right about that, but if the
Murkowski said she would have voted against the first
To those who would say that she has been in the
Murkowski accurately identified the fatal flaws in the
That continues with
Murkowski and Sullivan can choose to accept secrecy and this slipshod approach -- going along to get along with the
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