On Senator John Cornyn urging people to sign up for the Obamacare after fighting to repeal for years, Speaker Pelosi responded by saying “I hope that means he would be supportive of what we have in the bill, which is a special enrollment period for people
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Trump admin looks to end cruelty of nursing home COVID-19 secrecy
Rachel Maddow reports on a promise by Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to publish coronavirus nursing home statistics, which are not available to the public in some states.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders: ‘Our best outcome is to go forward in the direction of Medicare for All’
Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont joins MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss the shortcomings of the U.S. healthcare system and how apparent presidential nominee Joe Biden could improve it.
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Sen. Kamala Harris: Bill Barr is trying to get rid of Obamacare during a ‘public health crisis’
Senator Kamala Harris says Attorney General Bill Barr is “trying to get rid of the Affordable Care Act … this in the midst of a public health crisis.”
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Fmr. CMS acting administrator: Ousting top vaccine official during pandemic is ‘enormous loss’
Top vaccine official, Dr. Rick Bright, alleges he was ousted for resisting Trump on an anti-malarial drug. Former Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under Obama, Andy Slavitt, joins Katy Tur to discuss.
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Sanders Campaign Director: Biden ‘has to work for’ progressives’ support
Former Bernie Sanders 2020 Campaign Director Faiz Shakir joins Ayman Mohyeldin after Senator Sanders endorsed Former Vice President Joe Biden. Faiz credits Sanders' campaign with pushing Biden to the left on issues from medicare to education.
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Federal gov’t isn’t tracking nursing home virus-related deaths
There have been outbreaks of coronavirus in nursing homes across the country, yet the federal government is not tracking them. Joining Katy Tur to discuss is Former Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Andy Slavitt.
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Trump admin ignoring dire COVID-19 situation in US nursing homes
Andy Slavitt, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, talks with Rachel Maddow about the threat of COVID-19 to U.S. nursing homes and log term care facilities and what steps the federal government should be taking to
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Slavitt: Democrats and GOP need to and hammer out a deal
Andy Slavitt, the former Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, says Democrats and Republicans need to get a coronavirus relief deal done, but that it must help low income Americans and healthcare workers.
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Trump signs first coronavirus aid bill
President Trump signed a $100 billion bill aimed at mitigating the economic fallout of coronavirus. It guarantees paid sick leave and free coronavirus testing, and adds funding for Medicaid, unemployment benefits and food aid. It comes amid fears of
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