Headline RoundupAugust 8th, 2020

Trump Vows to Cover Pre-existing Conditions; Protections Already Exist Under Obamacare

Summary from the AllSides News Team

On Friday, President Donald Trump said in a New Jersey press conference that he would consider an executive order that would require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions. In the press conference, Trump said that this is something that has "never been done before"; however, this is already covered under the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Trump administration is currently battling the ACA and its pre-existing medical protections in the Supreme Court. As of Saturday, media outlets from all sides of the political spectrum have been consistent in their coverage of the story.

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