'Protecting Medicaid' Is Republican For 'Cutting Medicaid'

There are no moderate Republicans. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. http://www.tytnetwork.com/join "Fresh off his appearance on Sunday’s edition of “Meet the Press,” Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson penned an op-ed in The New York Times further explaining why the American Health Care Act, as it’s currently written, is bad for the country. Namely, it still does too much to protect people with preexisting conditions and uses too much government money to keep people from dying. Johnson puts a ton of faith in the idea that the free market will solve all our healthcare problems, which it will not. “The primary goals of any health care reform should be to restrain (if not lower) costs while improving quality, access and innovation,” Johnson wrote. “This is exactly what consumer-driven, free-market competition does in other areas of our economy.” Johnson spent a lot of column inches harping on the idea that the solution should be to loosen restrictions and deregulate the insurance industry, which will somehow benefit the population as a whole and not insurance and pharmaceutical companies. It’s not like we’ve ever seen either of these industries artificially inflate costs of life-saving medication for no reason other than massive profits, right?”* Read more here: http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/335922/senator-ron-johnson-thinks-ahca-is-bad-because-it-protects-patients-with-preexisting-conditions/ Hosts: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola Cast: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola *** The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 6-8pm ET. http://www.tytnetwork.com/live Subscribe to The Young Turks on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theyoungturks Like The Young Turks on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theyoungturks Follow The Young Turks on Twitter: http://twitter.com/theyoungturks Buy TYT Merch: http://www.shoptyt.com Download audio and video of the full two hour show on-demand + the members-only post game show by becoming a member at http://www.tytnetwork.com/join/. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth. Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. A young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations.(American Heritage Dictionary)