With the government in transition and new coronavirus cases surging, President Donald Trump and 18 Republican-led states on Tuesday will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to impose a major disruption to American health care by eliminating the Affordable Care Act in its entirety.
On the line is insurance coverage for millions of Americans; protections for preexisting conditions; mandates for no-cost preventive care and contraceptive services; and a ban on lifetime caps for insurance payouts if you get sick.
“It’s really hard to find a precedent of a Supreme Court decision that would have such a sweeping effect on the country,” said Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation.
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