Trump’s ‘Unworkable’ Executive Order Newest Effort to Destabilize Health Care Markets
Since the start of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the expansion of Medicaid through the HIP 2.0 program, over half a million Hoosiers have gained access to affordable, comprehensive health care coverage. This lowered
Unfortunately,
Because the President and his administration have failed in their numerous repeal and replace efforts, Trump is using his executive order pen to further his efforts to intentionally destabilize the ACA. While his order is not a change in the law, it sends a clear message to health care marketplace insurers that they will be able to offer health plans that are exempt from the many standards of the Affordable Care Act. They will now be able to offer plans that do not cover essential health benefits like maternity leave, and it gives them the ability to charge people higher premiums based on their health status or pre-existing condition. In fact, a number of health organizations and stakeholders have stated the order is 'unworkable in any form', and they're right.
Furthermore,
When it comes down to it, these actions will have real consequences for Americans. It will hurt new mothers, families with loved ones who have pre-existing conditions, and - due to a destabilized market - increase premiums for Hoosiers getting health insurance through the marketplace.
I encourage Hoosiers to contact their federally elected officials to urge them to stand against these proposals, and to encourage them to work together to protect our basic health care rights established by the ACA. Because if we simply allow
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