Dear Partners,In a stunning 2-sentence letter drafted by the Department of Justice, the Trump administration altered its position on Texas v. Azar, arguing that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be invalidated. This administration’s extreme position places millions of people at risk of losing their health coverage and their pre-existing conditions protections. Now is the time to make sure this threat is highlighted in the media and that consumers —and their elected officials —know just what is at risk. Attorneys general have until April 24 to submit an amicus brief opposing this lawsuit.Last week, the Republican attorneys general from Ohio and Montana added their names to the growing bipartisan list of attorneys general speaking out against this lawsuit, crossing party lines to defend the ACA and protect more than 130 million people. Consult this chart to see if your state’s attorney general has already submitted an amicus brief to dismantle the ACA, uphold it, or thus far, stayed silent. Hold those who have sided with the defendants accountable and activate those on the sidelines to defend the law. You can help! Here’s what you can do RIGHT NOW:
- Engage your membership lists by using Community Catalyst’s Take Action page to make a targeted phone and email ask to your state’s attorney general.
- Use our sample op-ed to raise the issue in your local or statewide media outlets, calling on your state’s attorney general to protect health care. Be sure to consult this collection of state-specific fact sheets from Health Care for America Now to specify how this lawsuit could harm your state’s consumers.
- Use our rally guide to host public events to hold your attorney general accountable or to encourage them to join their peers defending the ACA.
- And be sure to post and share these social media alerts on your organization’s Facebook, Twitter, and other social media accounts.
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