JD Vance claims his mother obtained health insurance under Trump. She used Obamacare

In an attempt to boost& Donald Trump’s& record on& healthcare,& JD Vance& touted that his family members obtained private insurance for the first time under the former president’s administration. However he failed to mention a key fact – it was through the Affordable Care Act, better known as& Obamacare. “Members of my family actually got private health insurance at least for the first time, switched off Medicaid onto private insurance for the first time, under Donald Trump’s leadership,” Vance said at the vice presidential debate earlier this month. Senator JD Vance tried to re-characterize Donald Trump’s reputation with the Affordable Care Act during the vice presidential debate (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) He was referring to his mother, who purchased private health insurance through Obamacare’s marketplace after she overcame substance use disorder and began earning too much money to remain on Medicaid, a spokesperson for Vance’s campaign& told& The Washington Post. Trump led an effort to& repeal the Affordable Care Act& when he took office – a move widely supported by Republicans at the time. Once& that failed, and public support for Obamacare surged, his administration began implementing regulatory policies to refine the landmark federal law. That...