Democrats Aim to Turn Obamacare Into Asset From Burden in 2018
- Candidates target GOP bid to limit pre-existing illness shield
- New Jersey candidate Kim faults MacArthur for key role
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Andy Kim decided to run against House Republican Tom MacArthur last year as he watched TV coverage of GOP efforts to repeal Obamacare while waiting in a hospital room for news on his unborn son.
Kim was sparked by MacArthur’s amendment that would have let insurers charge more for patients with pre-existing conditions and his central role in helping the repeal pass the House. An ultrasound had just shown that Kim’s son was dramatically underweight, and he wondered "if my baby boy is going to have a problem for the rest of his life."