Headline Roundup • August 8th, 2020
Trump Vows to Cover Pre-existing Conditions; Protections Already Exist Under Obamacare
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is teasing the possibility of executive action to require health insurance companies to cover preexisting medical conditions, something that he says “has never been done before.”
It’s been done before.
People with such medical problems have insurance protection because of President Barack Obama’s health care law, “Obamacare,” which Trump is trying to dismantle.
A look at Trump's claim during a news conference Friday evening in Bedminster, New Jersey:
President Trump is promising to force insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions, which they are already required to do under Obamacare.
“Over the next two weeks I’ll be pursuing a major executive order requiring health insurance companies to cover all preexisting conditions for all customers,” Trump told reporters Fright night at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
“That’s a big thing,” he added. “I’ve always been very strongly in favor. ”
The president also stated falsely his preexisting condition regulation was something that “has never been done before.”
President Donald Trump’s promised breakthrough in health care coverage looks like it could be insurance protection for preexisting conditions. One sticking point: It’s already guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act — which his administration is fighting to kill in the Supreme Court.
“Over the next two weeks I’ll be pursuing a major executive order requiring health insurance companies to cover all preexisting conditions for all companies,” Trump crowed at a news conference Friday at his Bedminster golf resort in New Jersey. “That’s a big thing. I’ve always been very strongly...
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