Ron Brownstein: “Seven years after President Trump’s attempt to repeal the ACA was defeated in the Senate, Vance still responded to questions about health care on a night when he took an aggressive stance on most other topics. The evasive answer exposed how most Republicans still think about the issue, but Vance’s equivocal statements specifically address how the law treats people with serious health problems. “This should not obscure the magnitude of program changes he may bring about during a second term in office.”
“The ACA’s provisions mandating risk sharing between healthy and sick people are the most popular feature, confirming what polls show: that insurance companies The requirement is to provide insurance at a comparable price to those who have it.
“Vance has appeared on numerous occasions saying he wants to change the law to allow insurance companies to separate healthy people from people with more health needs. This is something Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has said That’s exactly the point I made in the debate.
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