If successful, the move would permanently end the health insurance program popularly known as Obamacare and wipe out coverage for as many as 23 million Americans.
Month: June 2020
Trump administration urges SCOTUS to end the Affordable Care Act
The administration's late-night court filing makes no mention of the coronavirus.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to invalidate Obamacare
In the midst of a global pandemic with the presidential election just months away, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, the landmark health care law that enabled millions of Americans to get insurance coverage and that remains in effect despite the pending legal challenge.
Biden says Trump’s ‘senseless crusade’ to end Obamacare would harm those with coronavirus
Joe Biden lambasted President Donald Trump's push to repeal the Affordable Care Act, saying Thursday that if Trump gets his way, those who contract coronavirus could lose coverage or face higher premiums.
The Hill’s Campaign Report: Democrats zero in on health care as Obamacare lawsuit nears key deadline
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Biden hits Trump over ‘heartless’ assault on ObamaCare during pandemic
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden attacked President Trump on Thursday for his legal efforts to overturn the Affordable Care Act even amid the coronavirus pandemic, calling it "cruel" and "heartless."...
Biden: Coronavirus could be ‘new pre-existing condition’ if Trump dismantles Obamacare
Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke in support of the Affordable Care Act and criticized President Trump's coronavirus response and attempts to repeal the health care plan. He warned that if the ACA were undone, the long-term effects of coronavirus
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Joe Biden expected to make new healthcare push after Trump’s ‘slow down the testing’ comment
Joe Biden and his presidential campaign plan to make a new push on health care and protecting the Affordable Care Act this week -- including at an in-person campaign event in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Thursday -- on the heels of President Donald Trump's recent comments about slowing coronavirus testing that undermine unanimous guidance from public health experts that more testing is key to containing the virus.
Speaker Pelosi asks colleagues to ‘stop fighting’ new Dem healthcare bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins Peter Alexander as Democrats plan to present a bill that expands Obamacare.
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