Gov. John Kasich talks with President Trump about reforming Obamacare

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Gov. John Kasich talks with President Trump about reforming Obamacare

By Stephen Koff, cleveland.com
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on February 24, 2017 at 5:52 PM, updated February 24, 2017 at 6:26 PM
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WASHINGTON - Ohio Gov. John Kasich and President Donald Trump met at the White House Friday to discuss an array of issues, but reforms to the Affordable Care Act appeared to dominate the meeting.

Whether Kasich gets what he wants is an open question, as Congress is working on repealing the 2010 health insurance act, known as Obamacare, with some ideas counter to Kasich's. Kasich said Friday he considers one congressional proposal "not acceptable." 

Although Kasich says he wants the act "reformed" in a way that does no harm, even his ideas could result in a cut in the number of Ohioans with health coverage unless Congress becomes more generous with tax credits than it seems intent on now. 

We'll explain.

The context:

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The article goes into quite a bit of depth on how Kasich would tweak healthcare.

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After carefully reading the article, Kasich still has little to offer.

The article goes into quite a bit of depth on how Kasich would tweak healthcare.

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If you make less than $13,000 annually, you don't qualify for a tax credit.  And if you make less than that you can't afford the $500 a month premiums