New Ad Shows How Court Ruling Helps Republicans Rip Away Protections for People with Pre-Existing Conditions
Washington DC – Late Friday night, conservative U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor issued his ruling in Texas, et. al. vs. United States, et. al., striking down the Affordable Care Act (ACA). His decision to side with Republican attorneys general, governors, and the Trump Administration is being called into question by those who know the law and health care the best. In a new digital ad published on social media platforms, Protect Our Care points out that this decision to overturn the ACA, if allowed to take effect, will have a disastrous impact on the American health care system. Brad Woodhouse, executive director of Protect Our Care issued the following statement:
“With millions of lives at stakes, Republicans have once again turned their backs on the American people by asking the courts to do their bidding. The recent decision from Judge Reed O’Connor to strike down the ACA now puts Republicans dangerously closer to ripping away health care protections from people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, asthma, and diabetes. Given Republicans’ terrible track record on health care, this lawsuit is simply another desperate attempt to gut the ACA and undermine the American people.”
Watch Protect Our Care’s new ad here.
BACKGROUND:
Due to Judge O’Connor’s ruling on December 14th, Republicans are one step closer to repealing the Affordable Care Act and eliminating key protections, unleashing — as the Trump Administration itself admitted in his court — “chaos” in our entire health care system.
- Seventeen million more people could lose their coverage in a single year, leading to a 50 percent increase in the uninsured rate
- Protections for 130 million people with pre-existing conditions, if they buy coverage on their own, are gone
- The Medicaid expansion, currently covering 15 million people, could vanish.
- Improvements to Medicare, including reduced costs for prescription drugs, are eliminated
- No longer will kids be allowed to stay on their parents’ insurance until age 26
- The ban on annual and lifetime limits are gone
- The ban on insurance discrimination against women and people over age 50 is gone
- Limits on out-of-pocket costs are eliminated
- Small business tax credits are gone
- Marketplace tax credits for up to 9 million people are gone