I have several pre-existing conditions probably not insurable without Obamacare. I suspect there are countless others in the same boat. If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its coverage of pre-existing conditions were to be invalidated, we would have only Republicans to blame.
The first dent in the ACA was when the Supreme Court ruled that states have the say when it comes to Medicaid coverage. After that, the attempted dismantling has all been Republican induced.
It was the Republican-controlled Congress responsible for the repeal of the individual mandate as part of the 2017 tax reconciliation act. That is, the mandate was essentially eviscerated when the penalty for noncompliance was eliminated. Without a workable mandate, lower premiums to ensure coverage of pre-existing conditions was dealt a significant blow.
A federal judge in Texas recently found the ACA unconstitutional. Why? Because the elimination of the mandate made it so. The Republicans were solely responsible for initiating the suit.
The Republicans running for office in the recent midterm election were lying when claiming they would ensure pre-existing conditions were covered without the ACA. They had no credible fiscal plan then and they still don’t now.
Raymond A. Hult, Bountiful