The Trust would be the primary provider of prevention priorities for all Americans, irrespective ofinsurance status, and would connect back to themedicalsystem through an electronic health record.
With an estimated 43 million Americans lacking health insurance and a medical care system that eats up ever-larger percentage ofthe gross domestic product, health care remains an intractable issue.
In place of creating a national health system, the law bans insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions, bars insurers from setting a dollar limit on health coverage payouts and requires them to cover preventive care at no additional cost to consumers.