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3 hours ago

"The virus does not discriminate, but Black and brown people are being hit especially hard as they are more likely to be exposed to the virus through their work in occupations that are considered essential and/or in which they cannot physically distance themselves from others or work from home. In addition, due to power structures built on structural racism that continue to segregate neighborhoods and inhibit equitable access to preventive health care, many people of color are forced to live in places that negatively affect their health. As a result, compared to whites, people of color have higher rates of underlying health conditions and face a greater risk of becoming severely ill if infected by COVID-19.

One of the cornerstones of the ACA is the protections it provides for people with pre-existing health conditions. Thanks to the ACA, at least 135 million people with pre-existing conditions have been protected from being charged more or locked out of coverage by private insurers. COVID-19 has created a number of cascading health care and health care coverage crises that need to be accounted for in our efforts to keep the ACA intact. The virus itself will be defined by insurers as a new pre-existing condition for those who have “recovered.”"

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What’s at Stake: SCOTUS, the Affordable Care Act, and Health Care for Millions of Americans

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As our nation mourns the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Trump administration and Senate Republicans are now rushing to confirm a conservative Supreme Court pick, Amy Coney Barrett, who shares their aim of ending the ACA.

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Utah Health Policy Project

17 hours ago

"[UHPP's] Stanford said coverage losses also would hit people of color and low-income communities hardest. She said the ACA has particularly been effective as a safety net during the pandemic and the accompanying recession.

"We've brought people onto Medicaid expansion. We've covered people through the ACA. There are protections that have made it so that if there's a gap in coverage, you can't be locked out because of your pre-existing condition," she said."

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Report: 260,000 Utahns Lose Health Insurance if SCOTUS Repeals ACA

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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- If a lawsuit before the Supreme Court to repeal the Affordable Care Act succeeds, some 260,000 Utahns would lose their health coverage. A new report from the nonpartisan Urban Institute estimates that would almost double the proportion of Utahns who are uninsured. Despite t...

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