National Partnership for Women & Families Issues Statement Regarding 5th Circuit Decision on Affordable Care Act
December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following statement by President Debra L. Ness:
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals effectively placed the health coverage of over 20 million women, men and children at risk; when they struck down the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and placed the fate of the ACA back in the hands of a judge who has already ruled the ACA unconstitutional. The effects are likely to be devastating. Wom . . .
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals effectively placed the health coverage of over 20 million women, men and children at risk; when they struck down the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and placed the fate of the ACA back in the hands of a judge who has already ruled the ACA unconstitutional. The effects are likely to be devastating. Wom . . .