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At her confirmation, #AmyConeyBarrett said the #ACA SCOTUS case is about severability.
That assumes the individual mandate is unconstitutional, and the question before the court is: ๐พ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ผ๐พ๐ผ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐?
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That assumes the individual mandate is unconstitutional, and the question before the court is: ๐พ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ผ๐พ๐ผ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐?
The data shows it can... 1/9
2/ The individual mandate ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ been seen as essential to the ACAโs individual market. The thought ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ been, if people with #PreexistingConditons can get coverage, people would wait 'til they got sick to get insurance. This would drive up premiums and lead to a "death spiral"
3/ As anyone who has read the ACA knows, itโs a big piece of legislation. Thereโs a lot that has nothing to do with the individual mandate. Like calorie labeling, biosimilar approval, closing the Medicare donut hole. There was never a risk of a death spiral in Medicaid expansion.
