1/ Trump tried to hide the ball until after the election, but he won’t get his wish now that #SCOTUS has taken the case. Here is a short list of things that would be obliterated if Trump and Texas prevail in the health care repeal lawsuit.
2/ Protections for the 133+ million people with preexisting conditions: GONE.
Marketplace tax credits and coverage for ~10 million people: GONE.
Medicaid expansion currently covering ~17 million people: GONE.
Allowing kids to stay on their parents’ insurance until 26: GONE
Marketplace tax credits and coverage for ~10 million people: GONE.
Medicaid expansion currently covering ~17 million people: GONE.
Allowing kids to stay on their parents’ insurance until 26: GONE
3/ Requirements that insurers cover certain medications (e.g. IMPORTANT VACCINES) at no cost: GONE.
Ban on annual and lifetime limits: GONE.
Ban on insurance discrimination against women: GONE.
Limit on out-of-pocket costs: GONE.
Ban on annual and lifetime limits: GONE.
Ban on insurance discrimination against women: GONE.
Limit on out-of-pocket costs: GONE.
4/ Improvements to Medicare, including reduced costs for prescription drugs and closing the infamous donut hole: GONE.
Essential Health Benefits that insurers must cover, including preventive care and contraception: GONE.
Essential Health Benefits that insurers must cover, including preventive care and contraception: GONE.
5/ Required improvements to employer-sponsored coverage (yes, the ACA improved your insurance even if you don’t buy it through the marketplaces): GONE
Small business tax credits: GONE.
Small business tax credits: GONE.
6/ Rules to hold insurance companies accountable, making sure they spend 80-85% of premiums on actual health care. This has resulted in billions in refunds back to consumers: GONE.
Provisions authorizing biosimilar drugs: GONE.
Provisions authorizing biosimilar drugs: GONE.
