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UpshotTo the Contrary, Trump Has Tried to Weaken Protections for Pre-existing Conditions His tweets Monday morning misrepresent his record on health care.President Trump was not in Washington when the Affordable Care Act passed and established a right to health insurance for Americans with pre-existing health conditions. His first legislative priority as president was a bill that would have repealed key parts of Obamacare and weakened such protections. His Justice Department is arguing in court that the entire law should be overturned.His tweets Monday morning, describing himself as "the person who saved pre-existing conditions," contradict this record.Mini Mike Bloomberg is spending a lot of money on False Advertising. I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your Healthcare, you have it now, while at the same time winning the fight to rid you of the expensive, unfair and very unpopular Individual Mandate..... - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 13, 2020
It is true that Mr. Trump signed a law eliminating the tax penalties for Americans who go without health insurance - the so-called individual mandate. That provision was one of the least popular parts of Obamacare. But that legislative change has not improved protections for Americans with pre-existing health conditions. If anything, it has placed them in jeopardy, by forming the basis of a lawsuit that could erase the Affordable Care Act.Here's a brief history of President Trump's record on pre-existing health conditions.Did he pass the Affordable Care Act?No. The president was not in Washington and not in politics when the Affordable Care Act was written, debated and passed in 2009 and 2010. The health law established consumer protections for Americans who buy their insurance, including a rule
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