Pro (Yes)
Pro
"On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, with Vice President Biden standing by his side, and made history...
Because of Obamacare, over 100 million people no longer have to worry that an insurance company will deny coverage or charge higher premiums just because they have a pre-existing condition – whether cancer or diabetes or heart disease or a mental health challenge. Insurance companies can no longer set annual or lifetime limits on coverage. Roughly 20 million additional Americans obtained the peace of mind that comes with health insurance. Young people who are in transition from school to a job have the option to stay covered by their parents’ plan until age 26."
Source: Joe Biden, "Health Care," joebiden.com (accessed May 8, 2020)
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Con (No)
Con
"Absolutely not! Obama promised that it would reduce healthcare insurance premiums by 25%, but instead, they doubled! Obamacare has stretched Americans’ ability to pay for medical care to the limit and beyond. We can reduce the cost of healthcare 75% by allowing free market competition."
Source: Communication from the Jorgensen campaign to ProCon.org on Aug. 26, 2020
Con
"Obamacare is a disaster, but we’ve run it very well... It was a disaster under President Obama, and it’s very bad healthcare.
But what we are doing is we want to terminate healthcare for — under Obamacare, because it’s bad, and we’re replacing it with a great healthcare at far less money, and it includes preexisting conditions...
But running it [Obamacare] great, it’s still lousy healthcare."
Source: Donald Trump, "Remarks by President Trump at Signing of a Proclamation in Honor of National Nurses Day," whitehouse.gov, May 6, 2020
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