There Was A Huge Difference In The Way Kamala Harris And Mike Pence Addressed Healthcare In The Debate

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There Was A Huge Difference In The Way Kamala Harris And Mike Pence Addressed Healthcare In The Debate
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'If you have a preexisting condition, heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer, they're coming for you,' Harris said.

The plan, which came in the form of an executive order, declared that it is"the policy of the United States" to protect people with preexisting conditions, but does not explain how exactly the administration will protect them without the ACA, which Trump and Republicans have been trying to overturn in court.

But the issue came up again later in the night, with Harris bringing up Trump's effort to repeal the ACA in court amid a pandemic that she said his administration has mishandled. The millions of people in the US who have contracted the coronavirus and survived, she added, will likely be considered to have a preexisting condition by health insurance companies.

Moderator Susan Page of USA Today then directed a question about the Trump administration's support for a lawsuit to strike down the ACA to Pence.

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