THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE. SOON STARTS RIGHT NOW. HEY, LAWRENCE.HEY JEN, THERE IS SO MUCH TO COVER TONIGHT WITH DONALD TRUMP ONCE AGAIN FINDING NEW TERRITORY WHERE NO OTHER PRESIDENT HAS EVER GONE. AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY. NO, NOT AT ALL, AS USUAL.YES, EXACTLY. WELL, I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, LAWRENCE. THANKS, JEN.THANK YOU. WELL, WHAT A WEEK IT HAS BEEN. IN THE MADNESS OF DONALD TRUMP, THE DECLINE AND FALL OF DONALD TRUMP WITH HIM TONIGHT NOW CALLING FOR THE EXECUTION OF MEMBERS OF CO ...

President Donald Trump, via his policies and social media platforms, has great influence over the stock market. And his latest broadside against the nation’s health insurers is worthy of attention. Trump's Nov. 18 Truth Social post slammed “big, fat, rich insurance companies” and the Affordable Care Act subsidies they receive. Trump has long wanted to end the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. However, the ACA subsidies are a contentious issue at present, as Marketplace tax credits are set to expire at th ...

We want to turn now to a major piece of the affordability equation for many Americans, the cost of health care. We spent a lot of time talking about this. Congress remains divided not just on how to fix the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, but whether it even needs to happen.The president this week seemed to rule out an extension of those subsidies, even as a recent poll from the health policy research group KFF finds most Americans support Congress extending the tax credits. And a majority view th ...

The last word with Lawrence O'Donnell starts right now. Hey, Lawrence. >> Hey, Jen.Uh, Donald Trump in his uh surrender tweet tonight announcing that he was uh signing the bill uh managed to attack Hakee Jeff among others uh in that and Hakee Jeff will be here to answer that attack uh as our first guest tonight. >> I'm really looking forward to hearing that. That was quite a screed.He used a lot of words in that, Lawrence. Looking forward to hearing that. >> Okay.Thanks, Jen. >> Thanks, Lawrence. >> Thank y ...

Leading off our discussion tonight is House Democratic Leader Hakee Jeff. Uh thank you very much for joining us tonight, Leader Jeff. And I I lead in with Donald Trump there because that's the guy who House Republicans were being asked to follow, Senate Republicans were being asked to follow.Uh a guy who obviously is willing to stand up there and tell that pathological lie about a poll that absolutely never happened and a conversation that never happened. A completely invented conversation. in the kind of c ...

Obamacare Criticism - President Trump advocates for direct payments to individuals instead of subsidies to profitable insurance companies [1] - Obamacare is deemed unaffordable and irreparable, with premiums significantly increasing [6][7] - The industry argues that Obamacare consolidated the market, reducing choices for consumers [21] Proposed Healthcare Alternatives - The proposal suggests giving subsidies directly to individuals, allowing them to choose plans that suit their needs and rewarding healthy behavior [8][11] - The industry emphasizes the need for competition and choice in the healthcare market to drive down costs [21] - The industry suggests allowing insurance companies to operate across state lines to increase competition [13] Political and Policy Considerations - Republicans aim to remove politics from healthcare policy and involve professionals to create an affordable, free-choice system [18] - Democrats are criticized for using healthcare as a leverage point and for supporting a system known to be flawed [16][14] - Concerns are raised about increasing the number of uninsured individuals if Obamacare is repealed without a viable replacement [20] Profitability of Insurance Companies - The industry questions the rationale behind subsidizing insurance companies that are already highly profitable [4][5] - Some insurance company stocks have seen substantial increases, such as rising from $30 to $330 per share [5] - The industry acknowledges that well-intentioned government regulations can dampen competition and increase healthcare inflation [12][13]

United Health and Elevance lower today amid growing worries over a spike in premiums tied to the expiration of Affordable Care Act premium tax credits. The change would affect millions of Americans. Let's bring in Lance Wilks who covers healthc care services stocks for Bernstein Research.Lance has got an outperform rating on United Health and Elevance. Lance, great to have you with us. >> Great to be here.First, I want to I want to get your take on on President Trump's truth social post earlier today basica ...

President Trump said he will not support legislation to extend expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies even as senators are preparing to tee up a vote on the issue, complicating his party’s efforts to address health care costs https://t.co/uVNCStB7oX ...

And joining me is the state's governor, Jared Polus, a Democrat. Thanks for joining us, Governor. Like every other state, Colorado just weathered the longest federal government shutdown in our history.How'd your state pull through in your opinion. And have you seen a full restoration of SNAP benefits, which according to state data, more than 600,000 of your residents rely on just to get by. >> Yeah.You know, because of the federal delay, Al, and because we knew people were hungry, our state sent $5 million ...

Next week is a big one for the House of Representatives. Now that their weeksl long recess has ended, they might work for 5 days. The House is expected to finally vote on a measure compelling the Justice Department to release all files on the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.They're able to do that now that the 43-day government shutdown has ended. But the political battle that triggered it is far from over. funding deal reached in the US Senate to reopen the government did not deal with expiring Afforda ...