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Coalition will defend ACA in U.S. Supreme Court today By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear is among the leaders in a coalition of 20 states that are defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ahead of a Tuesday U.S. Supreme Court hearing that could decide the fate of coverage for those with preexisting medical conditions, Medicaid expansion and other key pieces of our health care system. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments remotely in the health care repeal case, California v. Texas at 10amET Tuesday, Nov. 10. Gov. Beshear is fighting to protect health care, including maintaining coverage for nearly 1.8 million Kentuckians with preexisting medical conditions, like cancer and pregnancy, as well as chronic health conditions, like heart disease, asthma and diabetes. "I believe health care is a basic human right and want to ensure every Kentuckian has access to quality, affordable care," Gov. Beshear said. "Eliminating coverage and protections at the height of this pandemic, which has hospitalized almost 8,000 Kentuckians, could be devastating for these families and our health care system. We have to ensure the more than 100,000 Kentuckians who have contracted COVID and all Kentuckians receive the care they deserve and are not a diagnosis away from financial ruin." If the ACA were overturned, Kentuckians and tens of millions of Americans would be harmed, with the following at stake:
Background: In 2018, a Texas-led coalition, supported by the Trump Administration filed Texas v. U.S., arguing that Congress rendered the ACA's individual mandate unconstitutional when it reduced the penalty to $0 and that the rest of the ACA should be held invalid because of that change. The coalition of states that included then-Attorney General Beshear defended the ACA. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, but declined to further rule on the validity of the ACA's remaining provisions. The court instead sent the case back to the Northern District of Texas to determine which provisions of the 900-page law are still valid. In January, Gov. Beshear's coalition filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the Fifth Circuit's decision. The Supreme Court granted review of California v. Texas in March. The coalition includes the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (by and through its Department of Commerce), Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, as well as the Governor of Kentucky. This story was posted on 2020-11-10 08:45:19
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