WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump isn’t providing all the facts when he promises that people with preexisting medical problems will always be covered by health insurance if Obamacare is ruled unconstitutional.
Eager to get conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett quickly confirmed to the Supreme Court, which is hearing his challenge to the Affordable Care Act, Trump asserts that far cheaper and much better plans will replace the Obama-era law. He also points to a new executive order offering protections. But his claims are illusory.
Various GOP bills, in fact, have been seen over the years as providing less than what Obamacare already provided, and its unlikely an executive order will have much effect.
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