“NO MORE MONEY, HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TO THE DEMOCRAT SUPPORTED INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR REALLY BAD OBAMACARE. THE MONEY MUST NOW GO DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE, TAKING THE FAT CAT INSURANCE COMPANIES OUT OF THE CORRUPT SYSTEM OF HEALTHCARE. THE PEOPLE CAN BUY THEIR OWN, MUCH BETTER POLICY, FOR MUCH LESS MONEY, SAVING, FOR THEMSELVES, AN ABSOLUTE FORTUNE!!! PRESIDENT DJT” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary President Trump’s post exaggerates both the scale and the effects of federal ACA spending, inaccurately describing the magnitude of money as “hundreds of billions” going annually to insurance companies. While federal subsidies for marketplace and Medicaid expansion plans do total over $200 billion, only around $91 billion of this is directly attributed to […]