Repealing the Affordable Care Act Just When People Need It Most
Commonwealth Fund July 14, 2020
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In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Justice Department and several Republican-led states are attempting to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, which provides health insurance to millions
If the Supreme Court strikes down the ACA’s protections, the number of Americans without health insurance could double, to 60 million
While the country is reeling from more than 130,000 COVID-19 deaths and the most significant recession since the Great Depression, several Republican-led states and the Justice Department are making the case for invalidating the Affordable Care Act (ACA), taking health insurance away from 27 million Americans and leaving at least 54 million with preexisting health conditions potentially uninsurable.
If the case before the Supreme Court — California v. Texas —...