Trump Signs Executive Orders on Preexisting Condition Protections, Surprise Billing
09/25/2020
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that declares it a national policy to protect patients with preexisting conditions regardless of the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—but just how they’ll force insurers to comply remains unclear, according to a FierceHealthcare report.
Health plans are barred from refusing to cover patients with such conditions under the ACA, but the Trump administration backs a court decision that would strike down the entirety of the law as unconstitutional, including such protections.