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2018 Midterm elections (view source)
Revision as of 20:29, October 28, 2018
, 20:29, October 28, 2018→Healthcare
One of President Trump's first actions was repealing the requirement of Democrats on everyone to purchase health insurance policies for coverage they may never need (for example, men were required to buy [[abortion]] coverage and women to buy [[prostate]] [[cancer]] coverage) and [[monetary]] penalties for failure to comply with government dictates.<ref>Obamacare was wholey a Democrat mandate. No Republicans voted for Obamacare. There was no [[bipartisan]] nationwide [[consensus]] by any measure. Costs escalated dramatically after passage.</ref>
One of President Trump's first actions was repealing the requirement of Democrats on everyone to purchase health insurance policies for coverage they may never need (for example, men were required to buy [[abortion]] coverage and women to buy [[prostate]] [[cancer]] coverage) and [[monetary]] penalties for failure to comply with government dictates.<ref>Obamacare was wholey a Democrat mandate. No Republicans voted for Obamacare. There was no [[bipartisan]] nationwide [[consensus]] by any measure. Costs escalated dramatically after passage.</ref>
As of 2018 health insurance rates fell for the first in history.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/11/politics/obamacare-premiums-2019/index.html</ref> The average premiums of $124 per month dramatically contrasted with Obamacare plans whose monthly premiums averaged $393.<ref>https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/407158-how-the-gop-fixed-the-worst-of-obamacare</ref> Even the liberal think tank, the Urban Institute proclaimed that what Trump did allowed 1.7 million previously uninsured Americans to receive insurance coverage, while enabling 2.5 million more to benefit from much lower premiums.<ref>https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/liberal-think-tank-refutes-case-against-trumps-health-insurance-deregulation-10976.html</ref>
===Medicare and Medicaid===
As of 2018 Medicare and Medicaid increase in cost is $1.50.<ref>https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/16025-centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services-announces-2019-medicare-parts-a-b-premiums-and-deductibles</ref>
===Leftist violence===
===Leftist violence===