Texas Court Case and Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings Herald Uncertainty for ACA
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) faces renewed threats, as a Texas federal court judge hears oral arguments today in a case that seeks to invalidate the law’s preexisting condition protections and potentially the law itself. Simultaneously, the Senate is holding confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who could cast the vote that undoes the ACA.
The Commonwealth Fund has a number of resources on these developments, including:
- Lawsuit Threatens Affordable Care Act Preexisting Condition Protections But Impact Will Depend on Where You Live, by Sabrina Corlette, Maanasa Kona, and Justin Giovannelli
And three pieces by Timothy Jost of the Washington and Lee University School of Law:
- Examining Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh’s Health Care Opinions
- The Affordable Care Act Under the Trump Administration
- Trump Administration Court Filing Threatens Coverage for Preexisting Conditions