The Affordable Care Act -Attempting to Repeal 10 Years of Coverage

This is a blog by a Mom Congress Coalition member organization, HealthyWomen.

In late June the Trump administration requested the Supreme Court repeal the Affordable Care Act noting it infringes on the authority states should have to govern health care delivery.

For more on the Trump Administration’s health care plan read here.

Here’s one Mom Congress member organization’s view on how an ACA rollback would affect women.

Statement From Healthywomen CEO on the Trump Administration's Request to Overturn the Affordable Care Act

The Trump administration's recent request to the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act negatively affects women's health.

Beth Battaglino, RN-C, CEO of HealthyWomen

26 Jun 2020

HealthyWomen is disappointed that the Trump Administration is supporting abolishing the Affordable Care Act in their brief to the Supreme Court. That Federal law has been in effect now for more than six years, and has provided access to insurance to millions of Americans, many of whom are women who otherwise would be without health insurance and thus vulnerable to disease, death and financial ruin. We are particularly disheartened by the timing of this action during a pandemic when job losses linked to the coronavirus are disproportionately impacting women.

Specific to women’s health, the Affordable Care Act requires that health insurance cover 100% of the cost of 28 preventive services including vaccines and tests, such as mammograms, cervical cancer screening, and osteoporosis screening. HealthyWomen has long supported continuing those free preventive services, and continues to do so.

HealthyWomen also has sought to inform women how The Affordable Care Act has created new, faster pathways for biosimilar medicines, saving patients significant amounts of money and improving affordability. If the ACA is struck down, those provisions of law would be erased, leading to higher health care costs for women with serious chronic conditions.