Obama: ‘We’ve got a disease care system,’ not a healthcare system

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Days after celebrating the third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama said on Friday that Obamacare is addressing the effects of poor health rather than being used as a proactive part of wellness.

“Right now what we’ve got a disease care system and we should have is a healthcare system,” Obama told late night host Bill Maher in a lengthy interview that aired on HBO Friday night.

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