Jeb Bush Suggests Apple Watch Could Replace Obamacare; Wasserman Schultz Fires Back

During a non-campaign stop in Arizona on Thursday, Jeb Bush suggested that the health apps on his new Apple Watch could potentially replace the Affordable Care Act.

“I think we should repeal Obamacare if given the opportunity,” Bush said, “and replace it with a consumer-directed model where people are engaged in making healthier decisions for themselves and where they are given the tools to do so.”

He then pointed to his Apple Watch, the cheapest of which retails for $349, saying, “On this device, in five years, will be applications that will allow me to manage my healthcare in ways that, five years ago, were not even possible.” For example, the watch could alert him when he’s eaten more sugar than is safe for his diabetes.

“Ultimately, we have to get to a health system, away from a disease system,” he added. But while that is well and good for those who are generally healthy, what about those who aren’t?

By far the most pointed response came from DNC chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), who tweeted this message at Bush on Friday morning:

.@jebbush I had cancer. There’s no app for that.

— D Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) May 15, 2015

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