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Politics vs. Ethics/Morals

-Elizabeth Chinery, Junior Community Outreach Coordinator

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LaTimes.com (Healthcare isn’t a game. The Texas ACA lawsuit could be catastrophic for public health)

“Since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010, America’s access to healthcare has improved dramatically. Roughly 20 million Americans have gained health insurance coverage. Medicare beneficiaries can now get free preventive care and pay less for prescription drugs. And no one can be denied coverage based on preexisting conditions.” Over $8 billion in funding from the ACA has gone into the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which has “supported efforts to immunize children, ensure our water is safe to drink, help people quit smoking and prevent drug addiction.”

But in February, “Texas and 19 other red filed the federal lawsuit, Texas vs. Azar,” threatening the protections provided by the ACA, the healthcare coverage of individuals (more than 17 million people) as well as jeopardizing the function of many public health programs. Their reasoning focuses on the political side of the ACA rather than the ethical/moral grounding in protecting the people of the United States.

First the attack on Obamacare now this…as the article states “healthcare isn’t a game. Millions of Americans have too much to lose.” We as residents, citizens, and nationals of this country need to step up and let our government representatives know that we won’t stand for this.

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