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How the COVID relief bill bolsters the Affordable Care Act

How the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill will bolster the Affordable Care Act

03/10/2021

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How the COVID relief bill bolsters the Affordable Care Act

Clip: 3/10/2021 | 4m 37sVideo has Closed Captions

How the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill will bolster the Affordable Care Act

A key part of the COVID aid bill creates the most significant changes to the Affordable Care Act since it was passed more than 10 years ago, including larger subsidies to buy insurance, reducing deductibles and more money for Medicaid expansion. The CBO estimates the changes would cost more than $90 billion in the next two years. Julie Rovner, of Kaiser Health News, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

03/10/2021

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