Trump contradicts stance on healthcare for patients with pre-existing conditions
President Trump tweeted Oct. 18 that all Republicans support patients with pre-existing conditions, “and if they don’t, they will after I speak to them”—a sentiment that directly contradicts the Trump administration’s efforts to strip the Affordable Care Act of its protections for such patients.
“I am in total support,” Trump continued, though he’s publicly supported repeal bills in the House and Senate that would grant individual states the authority to allow insurers to spike premiums for those with pre-existing conditions.
The Trump administration announced this June it would no longer support the ACA’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions in an ongoing lawsuit launched by Republicans, arguing the measures were unconstitutional and should be deemed invalid.
And though Republicans “have been scrambling to show that they do support the protections,” the Hill reported, they’ve argued recently that Democratic efforts to implement Medicare for all would pile unsustainable costs on the program. Democrats, on the other hand, argue the policy would expand benefits for patients who need them most.
“I will always fight for and always protect patients with pre-existing conditions,” Trump said at a rally in West Virginia this fall, negating earlier reports. “We’ll do it the right way, too. Pre-existing conditions are safe, OK? Just remember that.”
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After graduating from Indiana University-Bloomington with a bachelor’s in journalism, Anicka joined TriMed’s Chicago team in 2017 covering cardiology. Close to her heart is long-form journalism, Pilot G-2 pens, dark chocolate and her dog Harper Lee.