Before I go through the takeaways, here is the background on Trump’s attack from last week.2/https://twitter.com/aslavitt/status/1006722306482327552 …
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There would be a 50% increase in the uninsured rate according to
@urbaninstitute— 17.1 million people. https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/98634/aca-remains-critical_2001873_1.pdf … 3/pic.twitter.com/e156EfYl0t
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Nine amicus briefs, from doctors & other medical professionals, hospitals, patients, insurers, small businesses, economists, health policy scholars, & legal experts from across the spectrum all point to how ludicrous and harmful the Trump Admin position is. In contrast...4/
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You know who filed a single brief in favor of eliminating pre-existing conditions? Citizens United, Downsize DC Foundation, Gun Owners of America, Inc., Conservative Legal Defense & Education Fund. No offense to these groups, but they don’t have anyone’s health at heart. 5/
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Briefs from hospitals & insurers explain in detail, no matter how you get your health coverage -- exchange, private coverage through your employer, Medicare, or Medicaid -- this frivolous and dangerous lawsuit threatens your care and coverage.6/
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Patient groups understand what’s at risk, per their brief: “Striking down these provisions would be catastrophic and have dire consequences for many patients with serious illnesses.” 7/
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Economists all report in their brief: “An injunction also would cause enormous disruption and uncertainty for the US health care industry, which constitutes about 20 percent of the US economy.” 8/
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Even 2 leaders of prior legal attacks on the ACA -- Jin Adler & Ilya Somin -- joined
@nicholas_bagley & 2 others to call out the absurd legal arguments: “[A] court’s substitution of its own judgment for that of Congress would be an unlawful usurpation of congressional power….”9/Show this thread -
It should be obvious that this attack that will take coverage from millions and insurability from 10s of millions more has no real grounds but political ones. /end
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Hope all you southerns who picked racism over healthcare can get into Canada, maybe they will forgive you for the War of 1812.
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Canada will not accept those with disabilities, serious health issues, essentially pre-existing conditions
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if you’re already aware that Trump signed on to a lawsuit banning pre-ex protections in theme ACA, skip to next tweet.
..where the story coming out more and more.2/