Forbes October 1, 2024
Joshua P. Cohen

Memorably, former President Trump mentioned “concepts of a plan” when asked about his proposal to reform healthcare at last month’s presidential debate. Now his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, says there is a plan to “fix healthcare,” specifically with respect to the Affordable Care Act.

Vance argues that the health insurance market needs to be deregulated. He speaks of placing people with chronic conditions into separate insurance pools. But this could lead to insurers charging higher premiums for individuals with pre-existing conditions.

Kamala Harris’s campaign released a report yesterday which maintained that millions of people with preexisting conditions could lose protection guaranteed them by ACA rules if Vance’s changes were to go through.

During his term in office, Trump sought...

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