The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could impact the Affordable Care Act.
Image:left affordable care act supreme court.jpg the u-s supreme court is hearing oral arguments today in a case that could impact health coverage for more than a half-million kentuckians.
L3: abc 36 news white u.s. supreme court hears affordable care act lawsuit the latest lawsuit over the afforable care act is asking to strike down the entire 20-10 law over an amendment to the individual insurance mandate.... calling it unconstitutional.
An estimated 21 million uninsured americans and 54 million people with pre-existing conditions would lose insurance it the law is struck down.
But it appears even the most conservative of justices... including chief justice john roberts... are unwilling to strike down the entire law.
"i think it's hard for you to argue that congress, um, intended the entire act of fall.
It's a mandate were struck down, uh, when the same congress that lowered the penalty to zero, uh, did not even try to repeal the rest of the act.
Uh, i think, uh, frankly that they wanted the court to do that.
Uh, but that's not our job."
L3: abc 36 news white u.s. supreme court hears affordable care act lawsuit the law was previously upheld by the supreme court twice, in 20-12 and 20-15.
The court is expected to make a decision in june of next year.
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As COVID-19 spreads relentlessly across the country the Supreme Court is considering a new push to kill the Affordable Care Act...
More than 20 million people who rely on the Affordable Care Act for health insurance are watching the Supreme Court case closely.
