President Trump boasts that he has “mostly obliterated Obamacare.” His health secretary is taking credit for making the law work better than ever. Who’s right?
The government had a clear obligation to reimburse insurers for assistance provided to low-income people under the Affordable Care Act, a federal judge says.
At a campaign rally in Las Vegas, President Trump said that he and Republicans “will protect patients with pre-existing conditions.” But his Justice Department has said that those provisions under the Affordable Care Act should be overturned.
New work requirements imposed on the state’s Medicaid recipients have left 4,350 low-income residents without health coverage. “I hope these data scare the pants off people,” a panel member said.
President Trump has accused Democrats of trying to “raid,” “rob” or “hurt” Medicare and Social Security, while suggesting he has made both programs “stronger.” Neither claim is true.
Republican and Democratic states clash in oral arguments over whether the health law is unconstitutional now that Congress has eliminated the tax penalty for not having insurance.