The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Future of the Affordable Care Act
Commonwealth Fund September 21, 2020
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The death Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the appointment of a new justice by President Trump could affect the Supreme Court’s consideration of California v. Texas and the future of the ACA
The Supreme Court could decide the ACA must be invalidated — throwing our health care system into chaos — or it could uphold the law generally but strike down specific provisions related to the individual mandate
Though not unexpected, the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — a great lawyer, Supreme Court justice, and human being — on September 18 shocked the nation. Her legal advocacy before her appointment to the Court and her opinions as a justice have had a major impact on American law and...