Why Trump Is Sending Out $500 Obamacare Checks. 1 million Americans are about to find a $500 check from the federal government with a letter signed by President Trump, branded the "Working Families Obamacare Refund."
But behind that check is a story the White House is not advertising - the money arrives just weeks before the November midterms, and reporters found that most of it is landing in a handful of battleground states.
So is this real relief, or a taxpayer-funded political pacifier?
In this deep dive I break down the legal maneuver that moved roughly half a billion dollars without Congress, who actually qualifies (and why 95% of enrollees get nothing), and the bigger issue the check papers over: why, 15 years after the Affordable Care Act, healthcare is more expensive than ever.
I also weigh the two solutions everyone is fighting about, Medicare for All versus a free-market overhaul, and lay out the trade-offs of each.
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