🚨 GEORGIA: Your daily reminder that Tuesday's Senate runoff election could decide the fate of the #ACA and whether 500,000 Georgians lose healthcare as soon as May 1st:
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the asinine #TexasFoldEm case (brought by ~20 GOP state AGs, including the corrupt @KenPaxtonTX) in November.
They're expected to issue their final ruling sometime this spring or summer, possibly as early as April. 2/
They're expected to issue their final ruling sometime this spring or summer, possibly as early as April. 2/
The odds are good that they'll rule in favor of saving the #ACA...but there's no way of knowing, especially given the 6-3 GOP lean of the Court.
Fortunately, Congress can render the entire case moot by passing one of three simple bills: 3/
Fortunately, Congress can render the entire case moot by passing one of three simple bills: 3/
1. They could reset the #ACA mandate penalty to some amount greater than $0 (even $1 would do the trick).
2. They could add a line clarifying that the mandate is separate from the rest of the #ACA.
3. They could add a line striking out the mandate language itself.
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2. They could add a line clarifying that the mandate is separate from the rest of the #ACA.
3. They could add a line striking out the mandate language itself.
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If both @Ossoff & @ReverendWarnock win & Dems take control of the Senate, any of these bills could potentially be passed & signed by President Biden long before SCOTUS issues their ruling on the case, rendering it moot.
Now, I said *potentially*. 5/
Now, I said *potentially*. 5/
As I understand it, 2 of the 3 bills would require 60 votes *or* killing the filibuster, which is unlikely to happen. The third could be done w/50 Senate votes+VP Harris as the tie-breaker, but it would require using reconciliation, which gets pretty wonky/complicated.
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That's why I said electing both @Ossoff & @ReverendWarnock *COULD* decide the fate of the #ACA, not that it *WOULD*. It would still be tricky...but at least there'd be the possibility.
If they don't win, McConnell retains control of the Senate and there's no chance at all. 7/
If they don't win, McConnell retains control of the Senate and there's no chance at all. 7/
Therefore...help Jon Ossoff & Rev. Warnock win to at least ensure that chance!
Also consider one final donation to these organizations working to help them win:
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Also consider one final donation to these organizations working to help them win:
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FWIW, if the #ACA *is* struck down by the Supreme Court, here's the low and high estimates of how many would lose healthcare coverage in Georgia *alone*.
Based on the 514K who just signed up for 2021, my guess is the actual number would be around 400,000 who'd lose coverage.
Based on the 514K who just signed up for 2021, my guess is the actual number would be around 400,000 who'd lose coverage.
The exact number in Georgia really depends on whether GA has strong state-level breach of contract laws. If it doesn’t, insurance carriers would be free to terminate every single contract with immediate effect, so up to ~500K would lose coverage.
If GA does have strong laws against breach of contract, insurance carriers would have to keep the policies in place through the end of 2021...but 80% of the enrollees wouldn’t be able to afford the premiums anymore since the ACA subsidies would be terminated immediately.
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