Millions Of Women, Girls Risk Losing Coverage If Court Axes ACA

By Emily Martin / November 4, 2019 at 6:27 PM
Nearly 68 million women and girls with preexisting conditions risk facing discriminatory insurance pricing or losing coverage if the Affordable Care Act is repealed in the high-profile Texas v. United States case, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress and National Partnership for Women & Families. The report estimates more than half of women in all 50 states and the District of Columbia have preexisting conditions, based on a 2017 HHS report that found 51...


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