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spanone

(135,880 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:28 PM Mar 2020

Trump is using a provision of the Affordable Care Act to require that insurers cover the Coronavirus



Your daily reminder that:

a. Trump is using a provision of the Affordable Care Act to require that insurers cover the Coronavirus test.

b. Trump is in court right now trying to invalidate the entirety of the Affordable Care Act.
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Trump is using a provision of the Affordable Care Act to require that insurers cover the Coronavirus (Original Post) spanone Mar 2020 OP
K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #1
Thanks spanone Mar 2020 #4
You can't make this shit up. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #2
Wow .... spicysista Mar 2020 #3
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! We did it again malaise Mar 2020 #5
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 spanone Mar 2020 #6
trDump,.. same guy who says,.... magicarpet Mar 2020 #7
He was bribed by the makers of the test McCamy Taylor Mar 2020 #8
Does anyone have a good news story about the specific provision of the ACA? maxrandb Mar 2020 #9
Looking!!!! spanone Mar 2020 #12
This has more details. Flaleftist Mar 2020 #17
Thanks maxrandb Mar 2020 #20
K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker Mar 2020 #10
Ain't that a blip. Needs to retract that lawsuit now. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #11
OMG iamateacher Mar 2020 #13
Well then that scraps the Supreme's on ruliings. Historic NY Mar 2020 #14
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Mar 2020 #15
The con man double standard....................he's covered right along with is criminal family..... turbinetree Mar 2020 #16
K&R! Ponietz Mar 2020 #18
In other news, Trump is a hypocritic narcissistic asshole. Pacifist Patriot Mar 2020 #19

magicarpet

(14,175 posts)
7. trDump,.. same guy who says,....
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:06 PM
Mar 2020

A) Congress must go to the courts to serve a subpoena to the Executive Department.

B) Due to the Unitary Executive concept, the Second article of the US Constitution recognizing Unlimited Executive Branch Powers, and finally the Separation of Powers for the three branches of the federal government - the federal courts can not rule upon or enforce a subpoena by the congress to the president. The office of the president can not be challenged by the congress or the courts.

trDump seeks to transition the USA into a Monarchy and/or a Fascist Junta.

maxrandb

(15,358 posts)
9. Does anyone have a good news story about the specific provision of the ACA?
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:41 PM
Mar 2020

This needs to go viral on social media.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
17. This has more details.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:09 PM
Mar 2020

From the article

“HHS has already denominated a test for the coronavirus to be an essential health benefit, which ensures that it will be covered by people’s private health insurance. It will be covered by Medicare and Medicaid,” Pence said at a news briefing alongside diagnostic laboratory executives.

Essential health benefits were established under the Affordable Care Act, according to the American Physical Therapy Association, which is a hallmark piece of legislation passed under the Obama administration. Under the ACA, health insurance plans must cover essential health benefits.



https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/04/pence-announces-coronavirus-test-will-be-covered-by-medicaid-medicare.html

malaise

(269,172 posts)
15. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:46 PM
Mar 2020

Amazing indeed - he really is a fucking lunatic who thinks he can fool all the people all the time

turbinetree

(24,720 posts)
16. The con man double standard....................he's covered right along with is criminal family.....
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:03 PM
Mar 2020

by taxpayers............................

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