The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is known for providing protections for pre-existing conditions and securing healthcare for more than 20 million Americans. However, the Trump Administration is supporting a lawsuit that the Supreme Court will hear in November that could strike down the entire ACA. The effects would be enormous in normal times—and simply devastating amidst an historic pandemic.
- Millions of Americans will lose their health insurance if the ACA is struck down by the Supreme Court
- One-third of Americans have a pre-existing condition, and would lose the protections against discrimination the ACA provides for
- The 10 “Essential Benefits,” including emergency health services, hospitalization, prescription drugs, and mental health and substance abuse treatment, would no longer be required to be covered by insurers
- Subsidies that give low-income Americans access to affordable healthcare would be eliminated
- With the COVID-19 pandemic already claiming nearly 200,000 American lives, making healthcare less accessible could not come at a worse time
