Whether or not the Affordable Care Act can live up to its name is a bit of an open question.
The worst-case scenario is clear: On the campaign trail, Trump promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature health care law that has insured 20 million Americans who had lacked health coverage.
Trump back-pedaled a bit last week, saying he would keep two key provisions of the law: allowing children to remain on their parents’ health care plans until age 26, and preventing insurers from denying coverage to Americans with pre-existing conditions.
Discussion of the Affordable Care Act often incites fear, confusion, and anger in people both for and against its passage.