#TBT: Obamacare: For Many, A Literal Life-Saver

 

     Republicans' attack on Obamacare has been among the most egregious of their abuses. This program ended discrimination by insurance companies against those with preexisting conditions, and its mandate for health insurance insured nearly 25 million Americans. As evidenced by the stories on the White House page, for many, Obamacare was a literal lifesaver.

     Republicans like to say they will try to "fix" Obamacare and protect preexisting conditions, and for a decade, every 2 weeks, they have said they will have a plan to replace it. 250 times they have failed to produce a plan. Trump's defense? They have a plan, but Obamacare has to be repealed before they will go into any detail.

     If this replacement they alleged they had were better and cheaper while protecting the American people, why not tout its benefits to the people and secure bipartisan support, as Obamacare did from the likes of John McCain and Susan Collins? The solution from Republican governors, rather than going with something they dislike but that benefits the people, has been to raise premiums and then try to call Obamacare expensive.

     Unfortunately, as coronavirus has proven, Republicans will put the people at risk if it helps their party even the slightest. Shameful!