Video Cancer Survivor To Paul Ryan: Obamacare Saved My Life

A Republican cancer survivor asked Paul Ryan why he’s repealing Obamacare without a replacement. John Iadarola, Ben Mankiewicz, Michael Shure, and Thor Benson, hosts of The Young Turks, show you Ryan’s response. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. https://www.tytnetwork.com/go

“A man who survived cancer despite a grim diagnosis challenged House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on his efforts to repeal Obamacare.

“Because of the Affordable Care Act, I’m standing here today,” Jeff Jeans told Ryan at a CNN town hall event on Thursday. Jeans, who identified himself as a longtime Republican who had worked on campaigns for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, used to oppose the law. But then, he said, that changed when he was given six weeks to live and needed health insurance to get treatment.

As a small business owner, Jeans explained, he doesn’t get health insurance through work like many people do.

“I rely on the Affordable Care Act to be able to purchase my own insurance,” he said. And with a pre-existing condition, he likely would have had a hard time buying coverage in the pre-Obamacare U.S.”

Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paul-ryan-obamacare-cancer-survivor_us_58789162e4b0e58057fe36da

Hosts: John Iadarola, Ben Mankiewicz, Michael Shure, Thor Benson

Cast: John Iadarola, Ben Mankiewicz, Michael Shure, Thor Benson

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