Policy meeting

Affordable Care Act Replacement Bill (Waivers denying health insurance coverage for some pre-existing conditions).

 Representative Tom MacArthur Town Hall Meeting 

Representative Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) held a town hall meeting in Willingboro, New Jersey. In the almost five-hour and sometimes heated meeting, many constituents asked questions about an amendment the congressman helped draft in the House-passed Republican Affordable Care Act replacement bill. The amendment would allow states to apply for waivers denying health insurance coverage for some pre-existing conditions, and permit states to opt out of providing pregnancy health benefits and mental health services.

Location:  Willingboro, New Jersey, United States

First Aired:

May 11, 2017 | 8:04pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Last Aired:

May 14, 2017 | 1:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

Link:  https://www.c-span.org/video/?427948-1/representative-tom-macarthur-faces-constituents-health-care-bill-passage

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