Johnson: Those Concerned About Losing Care Get “Misinformation”

U-S Senator Ron Johnson says Wisconsinites worried about losing health coverage in an Obamacare replacement are getting “misinformation” from what he calls “scaremongering and demagoguery.” The Republican Johnson made the comments in a media conference call, after he cast the final tying vote Tuesday to let the Senate debate a bill that repeals and replaces the Affordable Care Act. Vice President Mike Pence cast the tiebreaking vote after all Democrats voted no, including Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin who says she’d rather see more affordable care and lower drug prices. Johnson says his biggest concerns are slowing the rise in premiums for many who buy insurance in the government exchanges, and cutting off new applications for expanded Medicaid for childless able bodied adults. A final Senate vote could come by the end of this week.