Judge’s ruling won’t change protections for pre-existing conditions in Colorado

    On Friday, Dec. 14, a federal district judge in Texas issued a ruling stating that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. This was a ruling in the case Texas v. the United States, where 20 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the ACA, saying that since Congress ended the law’s mandate to have health insurance, the entire ACA is unconstitutional.
    However, even with this ruling, the ACA isn’t going away. This decision will now be part of a long, drawn-out legal process, as it will be appealed and likely work its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. And the Trump administration is assuring the country that the ACA will remain in force during the appeals process.
    This case has caused the most concern around the ACA’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions, especially as the Trump administration said it would not defend that part of the law.
    “I said it in June when this case first bubbled up, and I’ll say it again: Guaranteed health insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions is enshrined in Colorado law,” said interim insurance commissioner Michael Conway. “The Division of Insurance will continue to enforce Colorado law and maintain this important protection for our citizens.

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