Hundreds of Americans who have survived COVID-19 look at a bleak future as President Trump appealed to the US Federal Court to repeal the Obamacare insurance that was put forth by the previous government.
The Affordable Care Act, which was brought into force by the Obama government in March 2010, aims at the provision of affordable healthcare for people. By wrapping up this provision, the Trump government puts the lives of thousands of people who have been availing this scheme for their insurance on the line. This means that anyone applying for insurance who subsequently contracts Covid-19 could also find their insurance invalidated or be denied coverage in the future. If they were allowed to keep their insurance, they could still be charged higher premiums or have future treatment for coronavirus turned down.
The abolition of pre-existing condition coverage is especially difficult for those who have has Covid-19, because so little is known about the long-term health impact of the disease.
Following Trump’s appeal, this issue was debated by the jury of the US Supreme Court. Although the verdict has not been issued in this case, it is expected that the court will not decide until the elections get over in November.
Meanwhile, the United States reported an all-time high record of cases at 40,000, while the total number of deaths has been 124,000.