Here are five key notes:
1. Donald Trump referred to the ACA as a disaster, and suggested the government should lead healthcare “privately.”
2. Donald Trump claimed our country’s lack of competition is resulting in escalating costs and premiums.
3. When probed about whether he would support legislation about opioid prescriptions, Sen. Ted Cruz focused on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, saying our nation needs to take responsibility for our veterans suffering from PTSD.
4. An attendee asked Gov. John Kasich why he took government funding for Medicaid expansion and health insurance exchanges when Gov. Scott Walker provided the same services without taking money from the federal government. Gov. Kasich replied, “It’s not so simple what Gov. Walker did here. I had a choice: Could I bring money back to our state?”
5. While all the candidates spoke out against the ACA, not one provided extensive detail about how they would go about repealing and replacing the ACA.
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