At Napoleonville town hall, Sen. Bill Cassidy says he's on Obamacare, pays $25,000 a year [View all]

NAPOLEONVILLE — A crowd of about 75 people on Thursday morning didn’t protest or chant, but they did challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy's assertions on how best to replace former President Barack Obama's healthcare plan during a town hall meeting here.

While the polite group sparred a bit with Cassidy during his town hall meeting at the Assumption Parish Community Center, they appeared much more interested in finding out the answers to questions about the Affordable Care Act than protesting or staging dramatics. That was in marked contrast to hundreds of protesters Wednesday in Metairie who spoke over and cut off Cassidy throughout his stop there.

On Thursday, Cassidy used both audience members and himself as examples of those who are trapped into failing federal healthcare program. The Obamacare replacement plan he devised with Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine would give states three options, he explained.

State legislatures or governors could keep Obamacare as is, turn their backs on the federal government entirely or improve on Obamacare, as Cassidy said, by creating individual health savings accounts for the poor and uninsured.

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[font color=330099]Cassidy says he pays $25,000 per year with a high deductible. Is that amount believable?[/font]