MSDC To Host Online Healthcare Forum On Supreme Court Challenge To The ACA October 26, 2020

On November 10-11, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in California v. Texas, the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act, which could affect tens of millions of Americans and millions of healthcare professionals. To evaluate the potential impact of this case on health coverage, the Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC) will host an online healthcare forum on Thursday, November 12 at Noon (Eastern). The forum, The Affordable Care Act Before the U.S. Supreme Court, will feature legal and medical experts who are co-signatories of a SCOTUS Amici Curiae filed by national public health leaders in May 2020. Washington area, national, and international healthcare colleagues, policymakers, and the public are invited to this open forum to discuss the impact of the ACA challenge on access to healthcare in America. Learn more at bit.ly/SCOTUSMSDC  

This will be the third such Supreme Court challenge in less than eight years, but it will be the first with a reconfigured court, throwing the outcome of the case, and indeed the ACA, into question. The outcome could determine whether the Affordable Care Act can continue, posing severe implications for healthcare providers and the health insurance market, protection for people with pre-existing conditions, and more. Disruption in access to healthcare is especially worrisome during the current global pandemic, which has taken more than 230,000 lives in the United States. 

Analysis of the proceedings will be provided by Professor Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., of the George Washington University, and Eliot Sorel M.D., former MSDC president. Professor Rosenbaum and Dr. Sorel are co-signatories of the SCOTUS Amici Curiae filed by national public health leaders in May 2020. This event is open to all those interested and is free of charge. Please register here for this unique and event. There will be ample time for questions.