Protecting people with preexisting medical conditions is an issue that has followed President Donald Trump his entire first term. Now, Trump has signed an executive order that he says locks in coverage regardless of anyone’s health history. “Any health care reform legislation that comes to my desk from Congress must protect the preexisting conditions or I won’t sign it,” Trump said at a Sept. 24 signing event. With the executive order, Trump said, “This is affirmed, signed and done, so we can put that to rest.” Health law and health policy experts say Trump has put nothing to rest. Here’s why. The core text of the order is brief. “It has been and will continue to be the policy of the United States to give Americans seeking healthcare more choice, lower costs, and better care and to ensure that Americans with pre-existing conditions can obtain the insurance of their choice at affordable rates.” Joe Antos with the American Enterprise Institute, a market-oriented th...