Republicans will not stop trying to destroy the legacy of our first black president. For 10 years, they have failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and the law Stronger than everStill, the big question of gutting them looms large in their ambitions. And this week, Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, said: Force repeal and replacement drum.
“I think we absolutely have to solve our health care problem in this country,” Vance told news outlet NOTUS this week. “The problem with Obamacare is that it doesn’t provide quality health care for a lot of people, so a lot of people are paying a lot of money for poor quality health care.”
In fact, premiums for people with subsidized ACA plans fell by 44%, or $705 per year. According to a recent analysis by KFFThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a nonpartisan group focused on health policy, said 21.4 million people enrolled in Obamacare are getting lower premiums thanks to increased subsidies from President Joe Biden and a Democratic Congress.
So much for Vance’s argument.
Vance also argued that the “repeal and replace efforts” under President Trump’s term were “fundamentally focused on the idea of ​​fixing what’s broken, not stripping people of their health insurance. So I think we’ll certainly see some reform efforts.”
This is also untrue. Trump has continued to falsely claim he is working on a plan to replace the ACA. The plan did not come to fruitionIn addition, the Department of Justice appealed to the Supreme Court, Overturning the law–And, of course, that included stripping insurance coverage from people with pre-existing conditions.
In this election, Trump Become a regular topic Repeal Obamacare, despite Republicans’ wishes Stop talking about it. (Also, This law is popular) Trump may not find much support in Congress for repealing the law, but that doesn’t mean the ACA will remain safe in his hands if he wins in November.
When he couldn’t repeal it during his administration, he did all he could. Sabotage It took executive action to reverse that. Biden had to undo the damage, and it worked. More people are now enrolled in the plan than ever before. But that doesn’t mean it’s safe.
In his second administration, Trump Project 2025 PlaybookThe Heritage Foundation’s authoritarian agenda, among other things, Department of Health and Human Services Civil Servant There is a possibility that Trump supporters will turn out in large numbers and cause great damage. Healthcare in the Trump campaign blueprint That would be good for consumers.
There is still room for improvement in the ACA and in the health care system in general, but who do you trust to be in charge of overseeing it?
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