Despite once-in-a-generation challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration and 18 states are still asking the US Supreme Court to rule that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional and entirely repeal the decade old health law. Kids Forward joined with Harvard’s Center for Law and Policy Innovation and...
As states across the country attempt to mitigate the public health crisis brought on by COVID-19, it’s clear the Affordable Care Act’s coverage gains and consumer protections are crucial. Without the ACA in place 20 million more people would not have access to health insurance, millions of parents would be worrying about health coverage...
A bill in the Wisconsin state senate expanding short-term health insurance plans would make things worse for Wisconsinites. Short-term Health Insurance Plans, which currently offer limited health coverage for periods of less than a year, are being marketed more aggressively this year in part because of policy changes by the Trump...
We at Kids Forward believe that everyone deserves access to high quality, affordable health insurance and health care. We’ve made progress, but still over 300,000 Wisconsinites remain uninsured, and our state still has wide racial disparities in access to affordable care and coverage. We’re encouraged to see increased support and...
Since the 2012 Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act, most people consider the ACA, and its many consumer protections, settled law. However, 18 states led by the Republican Attorney General of Texas, have sued again attempting to have the courts invalidate the health law. The plaintiffs claim that since Congress zeroed...
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