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douglas9

(4,358 posts)
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 12:49 PM Sep 2020

More people in Texas have lost health insurance during Trump's term than in any other state

The number of Texans who lack health insurance has soared by 689,000 during President Donald Trump's time in office — the largest increase of any state — according to a new study of U.S. Census data.

Texas' increase mirrors a national trend, according to the analysis, released Tuesday by investigative journalism site Capital & Main. The ranks of the uninsured nationwide grew by 2.3 million between 2016 and 2019, according to C&M's number crunching. Insurance rates only increased in seven states during that period.

That rise comes as the U.S. grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in record hospitalizations in Texas and other states.

During his 2016 campaign, Trump promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. Since taking office, his administration engaged in numerous legal challenges to the ACA, including asking the U.S. Supreme Court this summer to overturn the law.

However, during nearly four years in office, Trump hasn't backed a proposal that would replace health insurance for the up to 23 million Americans who rely on the ACA for coverage.

https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2020/09/16/more-people-in-texas-have-lost-health-insurance-during-trumps-term-than-in-any-other-state


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More people in Texas have lost health insurance during Trump's term than in any other state (Original Post) douglas9 Sep 2020 OP
But they will still haul ass to the polling place to vote for the GOP because their pastor told them redstatebluegirl Sep 2020 #1

redstatebluegirl

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1. But they will still haul ass to the polling place to vote for the GOP because their pastor told them
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 01:43 PM
Sep 2020

they should. Or because they just plain hate liberals and are racists.

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