Pelosi’s remarks largely allude to the controversial individual mandate which existed during the Affordable Care Act. This mandate is something which many conservatives opposed; this is because the mandate forced working people to either purchase healthcare which may not even work for them or otherwise pay a fine. Still, many Democrats to this day believe the individual mandate “protected people with pre-existing conditions.”
The House Speaker’s statements on the president’s management of healthcare in America goes on:
“From Day One, the Trump Administration has sabotaged hard-working families’ health care. [They worked] to push families into shoddy junk plans, spike their health costs and take away their health care protections. [This is] all while pretending to care about people with pre-existing conditions.”
Goals of Trump-Era Healthcare Policies
The president’s new healthcare measures have several aims. These aims include reducing prices of prescription drugs and creating the ability for Americans to buy healthcare on an individual market. Shielding coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions is another goal as well.
