It’s hard to stay focused with so much going on, but we can’t lose our focus now. We can’t stop fighting to #ProtectOurCare. 1/7
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The Trump Administration is refusing to defend the
#ACA in court, meaning that more than 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions could lose their health care. Here are some of the stories that constituents have sent me over the years: 2/7Show this thread
Erin is a type 1 diabetic. For years, she had been denied coverage because of this pre-existing condition. Thanks to the #ACA today no one can refuse to insure her and companies can no longer charge her higher premiums for her other “pre-existing condition” -- being a woman. 3/7
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Taylor is HIV positive. He wrote me the last time the GOP tried to repeal the
#ACA to tell me about the rough road he faced until he was able to receive care at@howardbrownhc thanks to the Affordable Care Act. We can’t leave Taylor out in the cold. We must#ProtectOurCare 4/7Show this thread -
Megan had a hard time finding insurance to cover pregnancy and childbirth. She found it thanks to the
#ACA and had a happy, healthy baby. She’s at risk of losing her care if the Trump administration takes us back to the days when being a woman was a pre-existing condition. 5/7Show this thread -
William is a former photographer who lost his eyesight (and thus his job and insurance) due to a massive stroke. Thanks to the
#ACA, he was able to find an affordable and robust insurance plan, which would be impossible if President Trump and AG Sessions get their way. 6/7Show this thread -
For Erin, Taylor, Megan, William, and more than 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions, we must keep fighting to
#ProtectOurCare. 7/7Show this thread
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And can she afford the coverage, deductibles and out of pocket expenses? Her share of the daily medications and supplies? An insulin pump? Because the ACA wasn’t affordable even under Obama.
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