Today, is the 10th Anniversary of @BarackObama signing the Affordable Care Act into law. Even though he has tried and failed to repeal it, @realDonaldTrump relies heavily on #ACA esp. during this pandemic. This thread list out how #ACA is saving lives and protecting Americans.
@BarackObama @realDonaldTrump -Essential Health Benefits: prescription drugs and hospitalization. Coronavirus testing and treatment are essential health benefits and must be covered by all ACA-compliant plans.
-Preexisting Conditions: anyone who contracts COVID-19 won't be subject to future discrimination.
-Preexisting Conditions: anyone who contracts COVID-19 won't be subject to future discrimination.
@BarackObama @realDonaldTrump -Expansion: more than 20 million Americans gained health coverage. People with insurance are much more likely to see a doctor when they are sick and to get the treatment they need.
-Created CDC Prevention and Public Health Fund: Helps states prepare for disease outbreaks.
-Created CDC Prevention and Public Health Fund: Helps states prepare for disease outbreaks.
@BarackObama @realDonaldTrump Medicaid Expansing: more than 17 million Americans now have coverage through Medicaid expansion. Importantly, Medicaid’s funding structure allows funds to increase in response to a public health emergency like coronavirus.
Key Support for Rural Hospitals: between 2013 and 2015, hospitals’ uncompensated care costs decreased by $12 billion, or roughly 30 percent. As hospitals prepare for an influx in coronavirus patients, it is critical that they are paid for the treatment they provide.
