Washington – President Biden on Thursday signed a series of health care guidelines that he described as “reversing” the damage done by former President Donald Trump, which includes taking action to repeal and target the rules against abortion.
“I am not starting a new law, no new aspect of the law,” he said. Biden said in a brief remark from the Oval Office.
The president said he was “restoring the affordable care law” and restoring Medicaid as it was before Trump became president, which per fiat he changed made it more inaccessible, more expensive and more difficult for people to qualify for one of the two items. . . “
The executive order of mr. Biden allows HealthCare.gov, the federal health insurance market, for a special enrollment period from February 15 to May 15, which will give Americans more time to sign up for health insurance coverage. The order also requires federal agencies to review rules and policies to ensure they do not impede Americans’ access to health care, such as those that could reduce the affordability of health coverage or protect the Affordable Care Act for people with pre-existing conditions. undermine.
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Mr. Biden has also issued a presidential memorandum repealing the Mexico City policy, known as the global rule, which prohibits U.S. dollars from pleading with international non-governmental organizations that provide abortions for the legalization and extension of abortion access, or advice about abortions.
The rule dates back to 1984, under President Ronald Reagan, but has been revoked by Democratic and Republican governments respectively. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama have revoked the policy, while Mr. Trump reintroduced and expanded it.
In the memorandum of mr. Biden is also instructing the Department of Health and Human Services to review a similar policy in the U.S. that bans Title X money from going to health care centers that provide abortion services.
The president, who was vice president when Obamacare was inaugurated, promised during his presidential campaign to protect and expand the health care law in 2010, while a group of Republican states and the Trump administration fought for Obamacare to kill in a case pending before the Supreme Court. Mr. Biden stressed that the coronavirus pandemic underscores the need for access to health care.