The goal of adding a public option would be to stabilize Obamacare, which has seen several large insurers downsize their presence and premiums rise as insurers try to deal with sicker-than-expected enrollees. This is different than a single-payer system, which is a singular, government-run system without other options to chose from. In July, Clinton said she supported a public option, which is a government health plan as a choice alongside private health insurance options. Trump said Clinton "wants to go to single-payer, which means the government basically rules everything." He went on to say, "Hillary Clinton has been after this for years. Reality Check: Clinton wants single-payer system? While the report doesn't say how many patients travel to the US for medical treatment, we rate Trump's claim as true, but misleading. That said, 52,000 Canadians is a miniscule percentage of the more than 35 million Canadians who receive benefits. The report itself says it does not have exact numbers but assumes it underestimates. The report last year said one reason for patients traveling abroad is the long wait times in Canada, which were reported to be nearly 10 weeks for treatments deemed medically necessary. The 52,000 is an increase of about 10,000 from the previous year. In response to a question on Obamacare, Trump said, "If you ever noticed Canadians, when they need a big operation, when something happens, they come into the United States, in many cases because their system is so slow it's catastrophic in certain ways."Īccording to a 2015 report by the conservative Canadian think tank Frasier Institute, "In 2014, more than 52,000 Canadians received non-emergency medical treatment outside Canada." Reality Check: Canadians traveling for health care That means a record 91.4% of Americans were insured. The uninsured rate was 8.6% in the first three months of this year, according to the National Health Interview Survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's the highest we have ever been," she said.Ĭlinton is right that the largest share of Americans now have health insurance. "Right now, we are at 90% health insurance coverage. Reality Check: Clinton on 90% insured rateĬlinton praised Obamacare as providing health insurance for 20 million people who didn't have it before. Some 85% of them receive federal subsidies that can lower their premium to less than 10% of their income. The vast majority of Obamacare enrollees, however, don't see those massive hikes. Insurers have requested a rate hike of 9%, on average, for the benchmark silver plan for 2017, up from 2% for this year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. It's true that some insurers are raising some of their plans' premiums by that much, but that's not the typical increase. "When I watch the deals being made and watch what's happening with horrible things like Obamacare, where your health insurance and health care are going up by numbers that are astronomical. Trump cited Obamacare as one of the top problems he wants to address if he is elected president. Reality Check: Trump on Obamacare premiums The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the debate and selected key statements from both candidates, rating them true mostly true true, but misleading false or it's complicated.
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