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DHA Statement on the Affordable Care Act Appeals Court Ruling


12/19/2019

 
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 19, 2019
 
Contact:
Christina Crooks Bryan
(302) 674-2853
christina@deha.org
 
 
DHA Statement on the Affordable Care Act Appeals Court Ruling
Affordable Care Act Faces Setback, but Still the Law of the Land
 
On Wednesday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s individual mandate is unconstitutional. The court stopped short of stating that the entire law is invalid and decided to send the case back to a lower court judge to reconsider the future of the ACA. This morning, DHA President & CEO Wayne Smith issued the following statement in response to the ruling:
 
“Millions of Americans and thousands of Delawareans have health coverage as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As a result, the uninsured population in Delaware has been reduced by nearly half. Unfortunately, this tremendous progress has been thrown into jeopardy as a result of recent court decisions, including the ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday to refer the case that could decide the future of the ACA back to the court that previously invalidated the entire law. 
 
While uncertainty about the ACA’s future remains, the Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land. Delawareans should also take comfort in knowing that our State Legislature has taken important steps to write key consumer protection provisions of the ACA – including SB 35 by Senator Trey Paradee and Representative Bill Bush to prohibit denials based on pre-existing conditions – into Delaware law. The Delaware Healthcare Association will continue to work to protect patient access to health coverage as we work to make every Delawarean as healthy as they can be.”
 
About the Delaware Healthcare Association

The Delaware Healthcare Association (DHA) was formed in 1967 to assist Delaware hospitals in working on issues concerning health care and the hospital industry. DHA is a statewide trade and membership services organization that serves as a leader in the promotion of effective change in health services through collaboration and consensus building on health care issues at the State and Federal levels. DHA’s vision is to be the leading and respected voice for hospitals and health care delivery systems in Delaware working together to deliver compassionate, accessible, high quality, financially sustainable health care to the patients and communities they serve. DHA’s mission is to provide policy and advocacy leadership in creating an excellent environment for enabling every Delawarean to be as healthy as they can be.
 
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