U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in GOP-backed lawsuit to strike down the ACA the week after Election Day with a decision in 2021
If the David Perdue-backed lawsuit is successful, half a million Georgians could lose health coverage and 1.8 million Georgians with pre-existing conditions could lose key protections — with no replacement plan
Atlanta, Ga. — With a new vacancy on the United States Supreme Court, there is a renewed focus on the GOP-backed lawsuit currently set to go before the court the week after the election with grave risks to Georgians’ health.
Senator David Perdue (R-Ga.) has voiced strong support for the lawsuit that would overturn the Affordable Care Act and gut protections for pre-existing conditions.
Oral arguments are currently scheduled to be heard November 10, one week after the November 3 General Election, and the entire Affordable Care Act is at risk of being struck down when the court makes its final ruling in 2021.
Should the law be overturned, half a million Georgians would be at risk of losing their health care, and 1.8 million Georgians with pre-existing conditions could see their protections gutted.
All of this comes as Perdue was recently caught lying to Georgians with a “false” TV adabout his own record on pre-existing conditions as he and other vulnerable GOP incumbents have been caught trying to “obscure” their voting records.
“For years, Senator Perdue has actively supported repealing the ACA, and even in the midst of this pandemic, he continues to support a lawsuit that would gut protections which ensure access to health care for Georgians with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other pre-existing conditions. Meanwhile he’s lied to the public about that same record, trying to cover up his votes to gut protections for pre-existing conditions and his cosponsorship of legislation that would create loopholes for the insurance industry. I am gravely concerned that Senator Perdue, who works for the insurance industry, is rushing the judicial confirmation process so the Court will pursue a partisan agenda undermining Americans’ health care, rather than impartially upholding the rule of law and the public interest,” said Ossoff.
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