Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez complained the process to enroll in federally-subsidized healthcare for members of Congress is too complicated.
“Members of Congress also have to buy their plans off the exchange,” the New York Democrat said Sunday evening. “They are Gold plans that are partially subsidized.”
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Members of Congress also have to buy their plans off the exchange. They are Gold plans that are partially subsidized.
That means I get to “choose” btwn 66 complex financial products.
This is absurd. No person should go without healthcare, &no one should go through this, either. pic.twitter.com/bIeD71CD5g
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 16, 2019
The freshman Democrat, who supports an overhaul of Obamacare and universal healthcare for all Americans, appeared to struggle to identify which of the 66 “complex financial products” was best for her.
She tweeted a screenshot of the internal healthcare enrollment program used by congressional members and staffers along with her criticism.
“This is absurd,” she said. “No person should go without healthcare, and no one should go through this, either.”
