Obama Cares. But Does Trump?

By Jaylan Waxter

             In former President Barack Obamas, farewell speech, he talked about the importance of healthcare in America. The Affordable Care Act is one of the most memorable accomplishments of Obama's presidency.  The Affordable Care Act otherwise known as Obamacare has supplied over twenty million Americans with affordable healthcare. Obamacare also stopped insurance companies in the U.S. from denying Americans healthcare because of preexisting conditions. But Now that Obama has left the White House, President Trump is now determined to repeal and replace Obamacare within his first 100 days in office. President Trump has no concrete replacement for Obamacare. But that has not stopped congress from dismantling it. This is a big problem for Americans particularly college students who are covered by their parent. Obamacare allows children to stay on their parent’s health insurance until they are twenty-six year of age but if this act is repealed it will leave over twenty million Americans without health insurance including college students who are covered by their parents. Although President Trump promises that Americans would only be without health insurance for just a short period there is still one big hole in Trump's plan. That hole is how long is a short period? In just a couple of weeks’ millions of Americans could need access to healthcare but without an act like Obamacare, those Americans would not be able to afford it. With this current plan to repeal and replace Obamacare millions of Americans could be without affordable healthcare for weeks or possibly longer. Without a concrete replacement for Obamacare millions of Americans are put at risk including college students. In Trump's inauguration speech he said that people have the right to good jobs, affordable housing, and healthcare. Trump also said that he would put America first, If Trump really believes in putting America first he will make sure he has a strong solution for the healthcare problem in America before he repeals Obamacare and leaves millions of Americans without health insurance.