The latest Big Lie
by digby
Republicans will totally protect people with Pre-Existing Conditions, Democrats will not! Vote Republican.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2018
On Monday this happened:
10/22/2018 04:27 pm ET
Trump Administration Launches New Attack On ACA’s Pre-existing Protections
Yet another reminder that the GOP hasn’t given up on trying to kill Obamacare.The Republican Party’s assault on the Affordable Care Act continued Monday as the Trump administration found yet another way to undermine the law’s insurance rules.
Health care has become a defining issue of next month’s midterm elections, and Republicans across the country, including President Donald Trump, are promising voters that they care deeply about protecting people with pre-existing conditions.
But Monday’s rule change almost certainly means that, overall, people with serious medical problems are likely to have a harder time finding coverage ― and, ultimately, paying their medical bills.
Under guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services that takes effect immediately but likely won’t affect insurance markets for another year, state governments will have new leeway to request waivers from some of the federal health care law’s core requirements.
That includes requirements affecting which benefits insurance plans cover, as well as requirements on who gets financial assistance and how much, and how the people choosing insurance can use that assistance.
I have a feeling this one will not fly with anyone but a Trump troll. Even the most hardcore Republicans know what side they’ve been on in all this.
It’s audacious, I’ll give them that …