The Trump administration on Friday finalized its rollback of protections against gender identity discrimination in health care regulated by the Affordable Care Act. Actress and advocate Laverne Cox and Brooke Sopelsa of NBC Out discuss.
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Rep. Khanna: I wish $3T relief bill expanded Medicare & Medicaid
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) tells Ali Velshi and Dr. Zeke Emanuel he voted in favor of the $3 trillion relief legislation the House passed, but wishes it had included an expansion of Medicare and Medicaid.
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Biden discusses how coronavirus has factored into his healthcare plan
Joe Biden, when asked if Medicare For All should 'seem more important' after coronavirus, discusses his healthcare plan and why he believes it will most effectively help people amid this pandemic and afterward.
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Nancy Pelosi: New coronavirus relief package contains special ACA enrollment period
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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