President Biden Is Building on the Legacy of Obamacare, Donald Trump Is Trying to Tear it Down

By Jaime Harrison | Word In Black (WIB) – Having worked on Capitol Hill for several years, I’ve seen the work that goes into getting a bill signed into law. It can be grueling, but it gives us an opportunity to transform the lives of millions of Americans, and that is exactly what Democrats did 14 years ago when President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law.  It’s easy to forget just how inaccessible healthcare was for millions of Americans — and the Black community in particular. Before 2010, insurance companies could deny Americans coverage because of preexisting conditions, or price-gouge them with exorbitant premiums. The Affordable Care Act has been life-changing for our community. Health care companies could set yearly limits on what they spent on essential coverage. Without Obamacare subsidies, families were forced to sit at the kitchen table and make a choice between paying their utility bills or getting the health care they needed. But thanks to President Obama, President Biden, and Democrats in Congress, this is no longer the reality — and even all these years later, it is still a big F-ing deal.& The Affordable Care Act has been life-changing for our community. Since...