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March 28, 2017 4:35 PM By Rich Zeoli

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Philadelphia (CBS) Following the failure last week of a Republicanbill that would have repealed and replaced the Affordable Care Act, conservative author and columnist Ann Coulter called on Congress to allow the free market to regulate the health care industry during an interview with Rich Zeoli on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT.

We buy all of our other products on the free market. Why cant I buy health insurance on the free market? Well, the answer is because this particular welfare program, Obamacare, in some cases [is] welfare, is paid by through our insurance premiums, as opposed to most welfare programs. Whether youre poor or, in the case of health, youre just unlucky or you have kid or you, yourself, have some very expensive medical problem, OK, you cant buy insurance on the free market. Thats a welfare case. I say that with no animosity, Coulter said. At least with some of themThose are separate cases, the pre-existing conditions ones. But why do the rest of us have to pay for all of that through insurance premiums? Which ends up meaning our premiums are through the roof, the deductibles are through the roof, we cant go see doctors we want.

Coulter said politicians could do more to allow for competition if they really wanted to.

Give us the free market. Its very simple, just one sentence saying there shall be a free market in health insurance, which Congress, of course, has full constitutional authority to do, Coulter said. The Constitution says you regulate interstate commerce. Just let us have a free marketthats really all you need. Keep the rest of Obamacare, so that no one protests.

She pins most of the blame for the GOP plan never even reaching a floor vote on House Speaker Paul Ryanand suggested that President Donald Trump turn his attention to the issues she thinks secured his election.

I think Trump was just being nice to Ryan. I know Im a little starry-eyed but I am holding the Emperor-God Trump harmless on this. Every president only has a few big issues that he can push through, she said. The reason Trump won this astonishing victory, despite never being in politics before and not really being, until now, anybodys idea of a president was because of immigration, trade, jobs, putting Americans first. He should be building the wall.

Weekdays:3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Rich Zeoli represents a new generation of compelling talk radio. He grew up in New Jersey and spent his career advising candidates in for all levels of political office including President, Governor, and Congress. He was...

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