I've previously written about how the Affordable Care Act — which Trump and several red states are asking SCOTUS to fully dismantle — is linked to the coronavirus response.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/trump-supreme-court-obamacare-covid-19

Via the amicus briefs that are coming in, here are a few other observations...
5 Points on How The SCOTUS Case To Terminate Obamacare Would Hobble COVID-19 Response

5 Points on How The SCOTUS Case To Terminate Obamacare Would Hobble COVID-19 Response

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/trump-supreme-court-obamacare-covid-19
The Small Business Majority Foundation's brief argues that the gig workers delivering meals in the pandemic rely on the coverage the ACA provides, while the law helps protect the financial prospects of the small biz that has been shuttered

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143328/20200512150326174_SmallBusinessMeritsAmicus.pdf
The Small Business Majority Foundation's brief argues that the gig workers delivering meals in the pandemic rely on the coverage the ACA provides, while the law helps protect the financial prospects of the small biz that has been shuttered https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143328/20200512150326174_SmallBusinessMeritsAmicus.pdf
The Small Business Majority Foundation's brief argues that the gig workers delivering meals in the pandemic rely on the coverage the ACA provides, while the law helps protect the financial prospects of the small biz that has been shuttered https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143328/20200512150326174_SmallBusinessMeritsAmicus.pdf
A brief from several public health experts and individuals notes that Congress relied on existing ACA infrastructure to expand COVID testing in its more recent response measure https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143385/20200513102459194_19-840.19-1019.amicus.pdf
A brief from several public health experts and individuals notes that Congress relied on existing ACA infrastructure to expand COVID testing in its more recent response measure https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143385/20200513102459194_19-840.19-1019.amicus.pdf
A brief from several public health experts and individuals notes that Congress relied on existing ACA infrastructure to expand COVID testing in its more recent response measure https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143385/20200513102459194_19-840.19-1019.amicus.pdf
From the same brief: "Without the ACA, the country would be grievously
ill equipped to address a future pandemic. Congress’s
legislative toolbox would be emptier." Points to ACA's public health funding and CMMI provisions as well
From the same brief: "Without the ACA, the country would be grievouslyill equipped to address a future pandemic. Congress’slegislative toolbox would be emptier." Points to ACA's public health funding and CMMI provisions as well
From the same brief: "Without the ACA, the country would be grievouslyill equipped to address a future pandemic. Congress’slegislative toolbox would be emptier." Points to ACA's public health funding and CMMI provisions as well
A brief from a children's advocacy group argues that the ACA guaranteed coverage of the same pre-existing conditions that make people most vulnerable to COVID-19. w/o that coverage, death rates may be higher and the crisis "compounded." https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143389/20200513103914212_ACA%20Amicus%20Brief%20TO%20FILE.pdf
The AHIP brief highlights that the 20-30 million who would be expected to lose their coverage if ACA was struck down is a *pre-pandemic estimate.* The job loss since the the outbreak means that number is much higher, AHIP argues https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143391/20200513104715600_19-840-19-1019-AmericasHealthInsurancePlansAmicus.pdf
The AHIP brief highlights that the 20-30 million who would be expected to lose their coverage if ACA was struck down is a *pre-pandemic estimate.* The job loss since the the outbreak means that number is much higher, AHIP argues https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143391/20200513104715600_19-840-19-1019-AmericasHealthInsurancePlansAmicus.pdf
The AHIP brief highlights that the 20-30 million who would be expected to lose their coverage if ACA was struck down is a *pre-pandemic estimate.* The job loss since the the outbreak means that number is much higher, AHIP argues https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143391/20200513104715600_19-840-19-1019-AmericasHealthInsurancePlansAmicus.pdf
The AHIP brief highlights that the 20-30 million who would be expected to lose their coverage if ACA was struck down is a *pre-pandemic estimate.* The job loss since the the outbreak means that number is much higher, AHIP argues https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143391/20200513104715600_19-840-19-1019-AmericasHealthInsurancePlansAmicus.pdf
The AHIP brief highlights that the 20-30 million who would be expected to lose their coverage if ACA was struck down is a *pre-pandemic estimate.* The job loss since the the outbreak means that number is much higher, AHIP argues https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143391/20200513104715600_19-840-19-1019-AmericasHealthInsurancePlansAmicus.pdf
This brief from a bipartisan group of economists focuses on how an ACA invalidation will add to the financial hardships hospitals and states are already facing due to the pandemic https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143413/20200513124155088_19-840%20tsac%20Bipartisan%20Economic%20Scholars.pdf
This brief from a bipartisan group of economists focuses on how an ACA invalidation will add to the financial hardships hospitals and states are already facing due to the pandemic https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143413/20200513124155088_19-840%20tsac%20Bipartisan%20Economic%20Scholars.pdf
This brief from a bipartisan group of economists focuses on how an ACA invalidation will add to the financial hardships hospitals and states are already facing due to the pandemic https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143413/20200513124155088_19-840%20tsac%20Bipartisan%20Economic%20Scholars.pdf
More on the financial impact on hospitals already strained due to COVID, via this brief by some community health plan groups https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143392/20200513104313493_19-840%20%2019-1019%20tsac%20ACHP%20Et%20Al_.pdf
Disability groups raised concerns about discriminatory rationing of care, during the pandemic, if ACA is struck down https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143383/20200513101643630_19-840%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20The%20American%20Association%20of%20People%20With%20Disabilities%20et%20al..pdf
Disability groups raised concerns about discriminatory rationing of care, during the pandemic, if ACA is struck down https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143383/20200513101643630_19-840%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20The%20American%20Association%20of%20People%20With%20Disabilities%20et%20al..pdf
Disability groups raised concerns about discriminatory rationing of care, during the pandemic, if ACA is struck down https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143383/20200513101643630_19-840%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20The%20American%20Association%20of%20People%20With%20Disabilities%20et%20al..pdf
Disability groups raised concerns about discriminatory rationing of care, during the pandemic, if ACA is struck down https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143383/20200513101643630_19-840%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20The%20American%20Association%20of%20People%20With%20Disabilities%20et%20al..pdf
The brief by American Thoracic Society (respiratory specialists) devotes a whole section to the implications for coronavirus response. It notes the coronavirus' higher mortality rates for low income and PoC, given ACA's support for community health centers https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-840/143435/20200513135346832_19-840%20ATS%20ACA%20Amicus%20FINAL.pdf
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