Daily on Healthcare: Trump administration details proposal to loosen insurance regulations…Azar talks state flexibility, Obamacare, and abortion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Azar speaks: State flexibility, Obamacare, and abortion.
50% : The health secretary said he would be looking at a range of ways to allow states' flexibility on how they implement healthcare programs, whether through changes to the Medicaid program or under at 1332 waiver under Obamacare.
44% : But they do not offer the same consumer protections under Obamacare that cover a more extensive range of medical care, and do not have to be provided to people with pre-existing illnesses.
37% : He said he hasn't decided what will happen with Idaho, which is seeking to overhaul Obamacare in the state by offering plans that don't comply with the law.
34% : The administration hasn't announced a statement of administration policy" on the matter, he noted, pointing out that the budget reiterated a commitment to repealing and replacing Obamacare through the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson bill.

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