EXECUTIVE ORDERS/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders on healthcare for Americans that lawyers said will carry little weight… Trump signed the twin orders implementing his ‘America First Healthcare Plan’ in an airport hangar in Charlotte, North Carolina…
One of Thursday’s executive orders is aimed at ensuring Americans with pre-existing conditions retain healthcare coverage, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told reporters, even as his own administration seeks to end the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, which protects the same right…
While Trump heralded his actions, some lawyers expressed skepticism that he had the authority to make the move by executive order…
In June, the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Obamacare law that added millions to the healthcare safety net.”
-Alexandra Alper, Michael Erman, and Steve Holland, “Trump signs U.S. healthcare executive orders that may have little impact,” reuters.com, Sep. 24, 2020