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SCOTUS will hear arguments in the ACA repeal case today. What's at stake if the entire ACA is struck down:
* coverage for more than 20 million people
* expanded Medicaid eligibility
* protections for 135 million people with pre-existing conditions
plus more ...
* coverage for more than 20 million people
* expanded Medicaid eligibility
* protections for 135 million people with pre-existing conditions
plus more ...
Repeal of the entire ACA would also:
* reopen the Medicare Part D "donut hole" for Rx drug costs
* eliminate guaranteed break time for nursing mothers
* allow insurers to set lifetime/annual limits on coverage
* bring back cost-sharing for vaccinations and contraception
* reopen the Medicare Part D "donut hole" for Rx drug costs
* eliminate guaranteed break time for nursing mothers
* allow insurers to set lifetime/annual limits on coverage
* bring back cost-sharing for vaccinations and contraception
Remember 21 million is the @urbaninstitute estimate of the *net* increase in uninsured under ACA repeal. Numbers for your state below (h/t @CenterOnBudget).
Others would lose Medicaid or access to other comprehensive plans and become underinsured. https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-many-risks-of-the-aca-repeal-lawsuit-a-rundown
Others would lose Medicaid or access to other comprehensive plans and become underinsured. https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-many-risks-of-the-aca-repeal-lawsuit-a-rundown
Repealing these crucial provisions for coverage and patient protection along with other parts of the ACA during the pandemic would cause chaos throughout the health care system. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/news/2020/10/01/490916/chaos-repealing-affordable-care-act-coronavirus-pandemic/
