ALEC & For-Profit Health Industry Embrace GOP Bill Despite Opposition from Doctors & Nurses
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#2FV5D)
As the Congressional Budget Office projects 24 million people will lose health insurance coverage by 2026 under the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, we look at who stands to benefit from the law. Lee Fang, investigative journalist at The Intercept, talks about how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the for-profit medical industry is backing the plan despite opposition from health providers. Plus, we look at how the bill is just the first of a three-part plan to repeal Obamacare.