And Mr. Trump has for years sought the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which includes a rule that people cannot be denied coverage or charged higher premiums because of their health status; both practices used to be widespread. The second half of Mr. Bloomberg’s ad broadly touches on his own health care platform, announced in December. He proposes creating a so-called public option — an insurance plan that would be run by the government, and that people could buy with the health insurance subsidies that the Affordable Care Act currently provides. He has shown no desire to spar with his Democratic rivals on health care, and is instead focusing his vast personal wealth on targeting the president. Polling by his campaign found that health care costs are the top financial concern for families, and that a general sense of insecurity about health coverage is causing many voters to want to cling to the system they have.

Source: New York Times January 29, 2020 16:06 UTC