Advocacy Groups File Amicus Brief in Texas ACA Case

This week the Center for Medicare Advocacy joined AARP and Justice in Aging in filing an amicus brief in Texas v. United States, urging the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the trial court’s December 2018 ruling that would nullify the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA). The three organizations highlight the ACA’s critical protections for older adults and the disastrous ramifications that would ensue if the law were to be struck down. The amicus brief was filed in support of the appellant states, which are led by California. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a new, more extreme position in the case, maintaining that the entire law must be invalidated.

• Read the brief at: https://www.medicareadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Fifth-Circuit-FINAL-ACA-brief-4-1-2019.pdf