It’s not. The GOP are just waiting for a November win to get rid of the ACA, including pre-existing medical conditions (vague promises to the contrary notwithstanding). They’ve actually said that.
Again, remember why the ACA was passed:
1. People dying (or just chronically suffering, and unable to work) from lack of insurance coverage (no, you can’t go to the ER to treat your cancer, heart disease, or diabetes), either because their employers didn’t have to provide it, because they couldn’t afford individual policies, or because they had some vague “pre-existing condition” that meant insurance companies could either deny coverage or jack up the costs through the roof.
2. People being driven into bankruptcy because of medical bills on policies that had annual and lifetime caps, or that didn’t include critical coverage, or that didn’t cover things that, oh, hey, pre-existing conditions again!.
3. Because the basic ideas behind the ACA were supported by both the GOP and conservative think tanks like the Heritage Foundation … until it was a Democrat that was pushing them into law.
The GOP politicians today seems mainly concerned with getting rid of #3. If #1 or #2 happen again, well, none of them are likely to suffer that way.
Something to remember this November.
Opinion | Get Sick, Go Bankrupt and Die – The New York Times
What the midterms mean for the future of health care.
Trump and the republican party only work for the big insurance – pharmaceutical – doctor associations and have for decades . They receive millions per republican member by these same companies through their lobbyist and special group interests . That were barred from congress and the senate buildings in the past , but have offices now in the very buildings they were totally barred from in pass decades . So they now have mostly the republicans and some democrats in their pockets . Doing so has made them control the most important things in government . They have great influence and pressure their well paid politicians treasonous puppets . To vote against all bills that would make healthcare become totally a social healthcare plan and everyone will be covered – rich or poor . Just like Canada – England – France – Germany – Italy – Spain – Switzerland – Norway – Australia – and hundreds of other countries have . America is the only country that do not take care of their people . They take care only of the big health and insurance companies first of all , for they are given millions to keep it this way . Americans are real idiots when it comes to taking care of each other . Seem to me they just do not give a dam about each other and only money counts .