Vance’s Mother Got Insurance With Obamacare

The Washington Post reports:

“Members of my family actually got private health insurance, at least, for the first time … under Donald Trump’s leadership,” Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said. repeating a line he has used on the stump. Vance added that his family members switched off Medicaid while Trump was in office between 2017 and 2021.

Vance was referring to his mother, who purchased private health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace run by Ohio after she overcame substance-abuse challenges, became financially stable and subsequently made too much money to remain on Medicaid, a campaign spokesman told The Washington Post.

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JD Vance insists Trump deserves credit for his family members getting health coverage.

So we asked why.

JD Vance’s mom depended on Medicaid while she battled addiction — and then got private health coverage using Obamacare.

Both programs were threatened by Trump. pic.twitter.com/I5cG1F040Q

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) October 12, 2024