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Vice President Mike Pence and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speak during a roundtable event at Direct Supply, a medical supply store at 6663 N. Industrial Road, Milwaukee, on Saturday. The discussion before the main hall remarks was with employees and local small business owners regarding repealing the Affordable Care Act. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Summary: Coverage of the DSHA-Brookfield Central soccer match. The winner wins the Greater Metro title. We need shots of the action to accompany story in the Wednesday paper. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Summary: VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE TO DISCUSS HEALTHCARE IN MILWAUKEE, WI On Saturday, June 10, Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to meet with small businesses and job creators in the community. The Vice President, joined by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, will hear from local small businesses and their employees convening at Direct Supply, a medical supply store servicing the senior living industry. There, the Vice President will discuss the Presidents economic agenda and the repeal and replacement of Obamacare. The Vice President will conclude his visit with formal remarks.(Photo: Pat A. Robinson / for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)Buy Photo

One of the knocks on what some call "Trumpcare" is that,unlike Obamacare, it would not prohibit insurance companies from charging people more if they have preexisting health conditions.

At least, that's the case with the current version of the Republican replacement for Obamacare, which has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

But in Milwaukee on Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence pledged:

"We're going to make sure that every American with preexisting conditions has access to the coverage and the care that they need -- no exceptions."

PolitiFact Wisconsin finds the promise is misleading if it's based on the House bill andit remains to be seen what the Senate will do.

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Paul Ryan says: Before Obamacare, Wisconsins "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today." Our rating: Half True.

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The Vice President called the ongoing collapse of Obamacare the death spiral one of the most pressing issues facing Americans today. This will be the North Star of our Administration, Pence said of improving the healthcare system.

We are going to repeal and replace Obamacare, he said, citing the broken promises of the Affordable Care Act.

While discussing the promise that premiums would go down, Pence referenced a report that revealed premiums have instead skyrocketed under Obamacare more than doubling for the average American.

While costs are soaringchoices are plummeting. Insurance companies are pulling out of Obamacare left and right, said Pence. A chart displayed above Pence read, Only 10 million enrolled, 28 million still uninsured.

He also referenced the 1.9 million Americans that signed up for plans on the Obamacare exchanges, but have not followed through on paying their premiums. This figure comes from a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reportreleased on Monday, detailing the 10.3 million who have paid their premiums as of March 15, out of the 12.2 million who have signed up.

Pence described meeting Julie Champine on a recent trip to Wisconsin. He recalled her story of losing health insurance and her doctor while she faced health issues. She was forced to sign up for an Obamacare plan which in 2016 cost more than $9,000 in premiums for her family and carries a $13,000 deductible. Champines plan premium increased another $2,600 this year, said Pence. Julie told me that her Obamacare health insurance plan costs more than her mortgage and she cant even afford to use it, said Pence. A few months back she dropped her plan for a few months in order to afford Christmas presents for her kids.

Pence remarked how important the men and women who serve in U.S. Health and Human Services are and thanked them for their service.

HHS Secretary Dr. Tom Price said before introducing Pence, that the work of HHS goes beyond the border of the United States and recalled a recent trip to Liberia. He lauded U.S. efforts to beat back Ebola in Africa. Price remarked of the challenges Americans face when it comes to obtaining quality health care. He voiced the goal of getting us to a healthcare system where Americans can afford health care and health coverage. He spoke of stabilizing markets, opening up enrollment options and with the goal of installing a more patient-centered healthcare system.

The Affordable Care Act took a lot of power away from the states, added Price who said they are continuing to make progress on innovations.

In early May, health insurer Aetna pulled out of yet another states individual market, Virginia. CNN Money reported that the company cited massive losses under Obamacare as the reason why. Within days, Fox Business reported that Aetna would pull out of Obamacare exchanges completely by 2018.

After passing through the U.S. House of Representatives, the American Health Care Act sits waiting for a vote on the floor of the U.S. Senate. The bill is designed to roll back much of President Barack Obamas signature health insurance mandate. The bill has been presented as the first of several phases to dismantle Obamacare.

President Trump has often stated that Obamacare is in a death spiral under which healthcare premiums continue to skyrocket. He haspromised to repeal Obamacare.

Following his speech, the Vice President is traveling to the White House for lunch with President Trump and members of Congress. Afterward, Pence will join lawmakers for the Senate Republican Policy lunch and hold additional meetings.

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Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday said Obamacare is in the throes of an ongoing collapse and that states across the Midwest will suffer the most next year, even as one insurer announced it is bucking the grim outlook and expanding its footprint in the laws exchanges.

Mr. Pence said the Senate is working tirelessly on a replacement plan that would provide a smooth transition to a market-based system that empowers states.

Key senators will visit the White House later in the day to discuss the plan, which is being negotiated in secret.

The vice president didnt say whats in the emerging legislation, though he outlined the administrations case against the Affordable Care Act, as a series of insurers pull out of markets or request double-digit increases.

Mr. Pence pointed to maps showing numerous counties in Ohio, Missouri and Iowa that will have only one choice under Obamacare next year, or could have no options at all.

It is a death spiral, he said in an address to Health and Human Services Department employees.

Insurers say the 2010 law itself is partly to blame, though they also point to President Trumps wavering commitment to enforcing the law, including his refusal to ensure reimbursements for insurers who lose money on poorer customers costs.

Even so, Centene Corp. said Tuesday it is assuming a bigger role on the exchanges, entering Kansas, Missouri and Nevada for 2018 and reaching further into Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio, Texas, and Washington.

Centenes membership in the exchanges grew from about 537,000 on Dec. 31to 1.2 million members as of March 31.

Centene recognizes there is uncertainty of new health care legislation, but we are well positioned to continue providing accessible, high quality and culturally sensitive health care services to our members, Centene President and CEO Michael F. Neidorff said. Centene has demonstrated disciplined execution, agility and capacity to successfully navigate industry changes to the benefit of our members, customers and shareholders.

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Pence says Obamacare is in 'death spiral,' cites insurer exits - Washington Times

A Mike Pence impersonator named Mike Hot-Pence raised more than $1,500 for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana and Kentucky on June 7 in Indianapolis.

Mike Hot-Pence is an impersonator who wears a suit jacket, tie and short shorts to collect money for causes related to LGBT rights, the environment, refugee support and womens rights.

He spent time at an event June 7 on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis to celebrate the birthday of the former Indiana governor and current vice president.

Participants were able to visit Monument Circle to take pictures with Mike Hot-Pence and express their support for Planned Parenthood in Indiana.

Planned Parenthood is under attack, and on Mike Pences birthday our present to him is a strong showing of support for health care and for Planned Parenthood, said Wanda Savala, the public affairs manager at Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana and Kentucky, in a press release.

The group is an organization that works as the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky.

They invited Mike Hot-Pence out to Indianapolis for the tongue-in-cheek celebration of the vice presidents birthday, said Ali Slocum, the groups communication and marketing director.

Hot-Pence lives in New York City and has been raising money in Times Square since October. Since he started, hes raised more than $15,000 for multiple causes.

At the event in Indianapolis, he raised $1,505 in an hour and a half, which is about 10 percent of his total earnings.

According to his Twitter page, it was his personal best.

The money will go toward advocacy work to make sure that Indiana men and women have access to health care and retain their rights, Slocum said.

Hot-Pence can typically be seen in New Yorks Times Square and has accumulated more than 3,000 Twitter followers and 5,500 Facebook followers.

Slocum said hundreds of people came out to the event to support the cause and eat cupcakes provided by local Indianapolis bakery the Flying Cupcake.

After the event was broadcasted at the noon hour on Indianapolis news channels, people drove to Monument Circle just to donate during their lunch hours, many people from their car windows, Slocum said.

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Vice President Mike Pence blamed Democrats for standing in the way of repealing the Affordable Care Act and said the minority party is harming the country by not jumping on board with the Republican healthcare agenda.

Pence said in a speech in Wisconsin on Saturday that it's clear to him and most other policymakers in the GOP that Obamacare is failing; he even described it as "dead."

"Truth is, you'd have to be blinded by partisanship not to believe otherwise," Pence said. "But, unfortunately, some people are; Democrats in Congress to be exact."

Pence echoed many of President Trump's criticism of obstinate Democrats who refuse to work with Republicans to repeal Obamacare.

While many Democrats have said they're willing to reform or amend former President Barack Obama's signature legislative achievement, they have categorically ruled out repealing the law. That didn't stop the House from passing the American Health Care Act, which would repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Democrats have refused to back the American Health Care Act, in part due to a Congressional Budget Office analysis that states the bill would leave 23 million more Americans without health insurance in the next decade than if Obamacare were to stay in place.

Despite controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House, Republicans haven't been able to get a healthcare bill passed yet. The Senate GOP is currently working on its own healthcare reform bill.

"[Democrats] won't life a finger to help us rescue the American people from this mess that they created," Pence said.

He added, "Every single Democrat in Washington, D.C., would rather let Obamacare continue to collapse and put an enormous burden on the American people than help Republicans in the House and Senate bring relief to Americans."

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