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President Obama encourages Americans to take advantage of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Researchers have found a nearly 20% decline in "catastrophic" healthcare expenditures. The extraordinary decline has been linked to the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare". Researchers found that an estimated 11.2 million Americans experienced "catastrophic" healthcare expenditures in 2017. That number is down from 13.6 million in 2010, researchers reported. Researchers defined catastrophic health expenditures as out-of-pocket costs that exceed 40% of your income. The ACA was signed into law in 2010 and fully in effect by 2014.
Nancy Pelosi wants to be continue to be Speaker of the House. But, some left wing activist want a vote on Medicare-for-All. So, the activists are pressuring progressive lawmakers to refuse to vote for Pelosi unless she holds the first floor vote on Medicare-for-All. Business Insider reports that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is publicly rejecting those calls. AOC argues that Democrats don't have the votes to pass Medicare for All in the House.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that stimulus negotiations could stretch on after Christmas if necessary. "If we need more time, then we take more time." Pelosi said there has to be a bill and Congress "cannot go home without it." Republicans and Democrats are struggling to reach a pandemic relief deal. Business Insider reports that talks have stalled this week.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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