Dem Leadership To Trump: Open SEP, Expand Medicaid, Drop ACA Lawsuit

By Emily Martin / March 23, 2020 at 1:53 PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) blasted President Donald Trump and his administration’s response to the growing coronavirus pandemic for failing to open a healthcare.gov special enrollment period or to urge states to expand Medicaid, in a call Monday (March 23) marking the 10-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Casey emphasized that Trump could call on states to expand Medicaid for uninsured, eligible residents to help ensure coverage for coronavirus tests...


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