FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2021
Contact: Juan Ramiro Sarmiento
(785) 760-6567 | Juanramiro.Sarmiento@younginvincibles.org

The ACA Survives Again: Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit That Could Have Struck Down the Affordable Care Act

Washington, D.C. – Today, in a 7-2 decision, the US Supreme Court dismissed the case California v Texas, a lawsuit supported by the Trump Administration and spearheaded by Republican state Attorneys General from Texas and 17 other states, arguing that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down. The decision to dismiss the case on standing means the Affordable Care Act will remain intact.

In response to the Court’s decision, Erin Hemlin, Health Policy and Advocacy Director for Young Invincibles released the following statement:

“Millions of people who rely on the Affordable Care Act for access to comprehensive health coverage can breathe a sigh of relief today. This lawsuit has been criticized as legally dubious from the beginning, and we are extremely grateful that the Supreme Court agreed with that assessment. This decision will preserve health coverage for more than 31 million Americans and uphold key consumer protections that all Americans have enjoyed for the past decade.

Most young adults don’t know a world without the consumer protections provided by the Affordable Care Act. They’ve come of age with the security of being able to stay on their parent’s plan through college and into their early years of financial independence without the fear of a childhood condition derailing their ability to get insured, to get a job, and to get the medication and treatment they need.

Young people across the political spectrum agree we should be building off of the progress of the ACA to further the promise of universal coverage — not taking coverage away from 31 million people and destroying the entire health care system in one fell swoop.

With this case finally behind us, we hope leaders on both sides of the aisle can come together to fight for health care for all Americans – making the American Rescue Plan’s enhanced subsidies permanent, expanding Medicaid in all 50 states, and continuing to provide affordable, comprehensive coverage to every remaining uninsured individual residing in this country.”

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