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DESCRIPTION:On November 10, we'll have #OurDayInCourt (#ODIC) when the Supreme Court 
 hears \nTexas v. California. The outcome of the case could gut the Patient 
 Protection & Affordable \nCare Act (Obamacare), disproportionately 
 affecting LGBTQ+, women, low-income, \nand people of color.\n\nThat evening 
 (5pm PT / 8pm ET), National Equality Action Team (NEAT) and our cosponsors 
 will host a Virtual Town Hall where our panel of experts will break down 
 the case, the arguments made at the court, potential outcomes, and what we 
 can do between now and #DecisionDay (#DD).\n\nWHEN: Tuesday, November 10, 
 2020 @ 5 PM PT\n\nRSVP: 
 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfqcegKmQZOkdcC20TVIraDG2X88fmvSUKBSHMhK4XEi_iVg/viewform\n\nWebsite: 
 https://www.ourdayincourt.org/\n\n\nTHE CASE\n\nIn 2010 President Obama 
 signed the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PP & ACA) into law. 
 The PP & ACA included a provision requiring individuals to have health 
 coverage (called the individual mandate) or pay a fine. In a 2012 case, the 
 Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate requirement by classifying it 
 as a "tax," which is legal for Congress to pass. In 2017, President Trump 
 signed a law that reduced that fine ("tax") to zero. In 2018, 20 states 
 filed a lawsuit against the PP & ACA declaring that since the fine no 
 longer raised any money it was no longer a tax and therefore 
 unconstitutional. Furthermore, they claim that if this part of the PP & ACA 
 is struck down, the entire law must be invalidated. \n\nOn November 10, 
 2020, the issues before SCOTUS will be:\n\n1. Does reducing the fine to 
 zero for not having insurance make the individual mandate 
 unconstitutional\n    \n2. If so, does that make the entire PP & ACA 
 unconstitutional?\n\n\nWHAT'S AT STAKE IF THE PATIENT PROTECTION & 
 AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS OVERTURNED?\n\n--Women would lose coverage for 
 no-cost preventative services like mammograms (1)\n--Women would pay $1 
 billion more than men each year for the same insurance (1)\n--Individual 
 insurance plans with maternity coverage could drop from 100% to 12% 
 (1)\n--20 million people would lose access to medical insurance (2)\n--54 
 million Americans would lose protections for their pre-existing conditions 
 (2)\n--12 million Americans would be kicked off Medicaid (2)\n--Dependents 
 up to age 26 would no longer be allowed on their parents insurance 
 (2)\n--7.8 million low and middle income Americans would lose subsidies to 
 help them purchase health insurance (3)\n--Uninsured LGBTQ+ Americans 
 dropped from 34% to 16% (4)\n--Repeal nondiscrimination protections for 
 LGBTQ+ people in health insurance, health programs (4)\n\n\nABOUT: The 
 National Equality Action Team (NEAT) 
 \n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/theneatorg/\n\nThe National Equality Action 
 Team (NEAT) is the home for harnessing and building the unique power of 
 everyday people and partners anywhere, to make extraordinary change 
 together, for LGBTQ+ Justice everywhere. We do this through intersectional, 
 grassroots, collective action and 
 education.\n_______________________________________________________________\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/06/18838226.php
SUMMARY:#ODIC Virtual Town Hall: SCOTUS Hearing on Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act
LOCATION:Online town hall
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/06/18838226.php
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