In its latest attempt to sabotage the law that 20 million Americans rely on for health coverage, the Trump administration is planning to shut down Healthcare.gov for large stretches of time during the upcoming enrollment period, during hours when many are likely to try to sign up for insurance plans.
The website will be taken offline for maintenance nearly every Sunday during the enrollment period, which lasts from November 1 until December 15, from 12:00 am to 12:00 pm. The move could affect Americans’ ability to sign up for coverage, critics said Wednesday.
This is literally murderous. https://t.co/Xti5KdYcN3
— Bruce Mirken (@BruceMirken) October 10, 2018
“I could see this really impacting the ability of people to complete an application sign-up in a single sitting, which is so important,” Jason Stevenson of the Utah Health Policy Project, which assists Americans in sign-ups, told CNN last year amid a similar attempt by Trump.
Trump wants to steal what is left of your access to healthcare.
The #ACA is still law, but will you be able to get a plan if you can’t reach https://t.co/PX9lw9fqwX? Last year Trump cut open enrollment on half and closed it on weekends. https://t.co/o1MgTrma6u
— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) October 9, 2018
Shameful: Trump Admin Schedules https://t.co/dVYcSbRlmW Maintenance/Downtime During Open Enrollment https://t.co/SfHQ6fPoIC #RolandMartinUnfiltered #ACA #Obamacare
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) October 10, 2018
There was no reason to do this last year, and there’s no reason to do it now – except to make it harder for American families to sign up for health care coverage. https://t.co/HVqQQiXuXf
— Eliot Engel (@RepEliotEngel) October 10, 2018
After their attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) failed in the summer of 2017, the Trump administration and the Republican Party have launched numerous attacks on the law and Americans’…