U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., August 7, 2020. REUTERS\/Joshua Roberts<\/p>\n
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday he would be working over the next couple of weeks on an executive order to require health insurers to cover pre-existing conditions. <\/p>\n
Insurance companies were prohibited from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions under the Affordable Care Act passed under former President Barack Obama, known as Obamacare, which the Trump administration has tried to scrap. <\/p>\n
Over the next two weeks Ill be pursuing a major executive order requiring health insurance companies to cover all pre-existing conditions for all customers, Trump said at a news conference at his golf property in Bedminster, New Jersey. <\/p>\n
The Republican president, who is trailing Democratic candidate Joe Biden ahead of the Nov. 3, gave no details about his plan. <\/p>\n
Trump has criticized the cost and coverage under Obamacare and has been promising since his 2016 campaign to replace it with a better plan. <\/p>\n
His administration asked the Supreme Court in June to invalidate the Obamacare law. <\/p>\n
Biden has condemned Trump for fighting to gut Obamacare, accusing him of threatening healthcare protections for millions of Americans in the midst of a raging pandemic. <\/p>\n
Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Leslie Adler and Sandra Maler<\/p>\n
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