CLAIM: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) claimed that former President Donald Trump would cancel health insurance for pre-existing conditions.
Verdict: False. Trump wants to cover pre-existing conditions. This is a false claim and has been fact-checked.
Walz claimed during the vice presidential debate Tuesday night on CBS News that President Trump would cancel coverage of his pre-existing health conditions. He cited President Trump's support for repealing Obamacare.
Breitbart News fact-checked this claim in 2020.
in him First speech to Congress in 2017President Trump declared that the “first” principle in repealing and replacing Obamacare is “to ensure that Americans with pre-existing conditions have access to insurance.” Later that year, House Republicans passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill supported by President Trump that repeals and replaces Obamacare. The bill included additional spending to protect Americans with pre-existing health conditions.
In 2019, President Trump renewed his promise in his State of the Union address to “protect patients with pre-existing conditions.” And he reiterated that promise earlier this month in a speech in Toledo, Ohio. president back He is challenging the existing Obamacare system in court because he believes it will create political momentum for a better Republican alternative.
some Republicans too introduced The bill is designed to protect pre-existing conditions if a court strikes down Obamacare. Many conservatives believe the bill was unconstitutional when signed into law. It is not possible, given the party's support and his own commitments to such an expansion of coverage. [CNN debate moderator] Abby Phillip's claims are true.
Walz also, bizarrely, defended the individual mandate requirement that everyone have health insurance or face a fine. This requirement was difficult to enforce under Obamacare and was repealed by Congress under the Trump administration in 2017.
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