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

Published November 5, 2016 3:56am ET



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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