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FiveThirtyEight, March 1, 2017: Trump’s Speech Was Quiet — And Quietly Radical

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“Republicans’ plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act have stalled because coming up with a replacement is so challenging. Trump didn’t answer that question Tuesday night, but he did lay out some core principles, including that patients with pre-existing conditions should be able to get coverage, that the government should use tax credits and health savings accounts to help Americans buy their own insurance and that state governments should have ‘the resources and flexibility’ to provide Medicaid to low-income residents. Vox’s Sarah Kliff says Trump’s principles are basically in line with what House Speaker Paul Ryan and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price are already working on, though Trump didn’t add many more details.”

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