We all remember when insurance companies could discriminate against people with asthma, diabetes or cancer. Now if Trump and Amy Coney Barrett have their way, millions could lose health care over a new pre-existing condition: COVID-19. #WhatsAtStake kff.org/policy-watch/i…
One week after Election Day, the Supreme Court will hear the case that could deal the death blow to the ACA. We could soon be back to the days of pre-existing conditions, annual limits, and lifetime caps. 23 million Americans would lose their health care. vox.com/2020/3/2/21147…
We don’t yet know all of the long-term risks of COVID-19, but we can't ignore the evidence of heart and lung damage, strokes, and other chronic conditions. Without the ACA, COVID is another way that insurance companies could reject people or send their costs through the roof.
COVID-19 has also triggered depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders for many people across the country. The ACA drastically expanded mental health coverage and access to treatment – protections that could disappear overnight if Trump and the Supreme Court repeal it.
Repealing the ACA would harm Americans’ health while simultaneously making it harder to contain this pandemic. Fewer people could decide to be tested or treated for COVID-19 if they know a positive diagnosis in their record could jeopardize their future ability to get covered.
Cancer survivors, high-risk seniors, and mamas of babies with complex medical needs are all holding their breath during this pandemic, praying they won’t get sick. The last thing anyone should have to worry about now is a last-ditch power grab threatening their health care.
Trump, McConnell, and Supreme Court Justices have access to some of the best medical care in the world. Many Americans don’t – and people will die if they repeal the ACA. It is reckless and wrong to ram through a nominee hand-picked to rip away health care during a pandemic.
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