{"id":2353085,"date":"2024-10-10T09:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T13:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/affordable-care-act-protections-approved-in-house-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T09:30:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T13:30:46","slug":"affordable-care-act-protections-approved-in-house-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/affordable-care-act-protections-approved-in-house-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable Care Act protections approved in House &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faffordable-care-act-protections-approved-in-house-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2353085&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently passed a\u2064 package\u2063 of bills aimed at safeguarding Affordable Care Act \u2062(ACA) protections at the state level. The legislation\u2063 ensures continuity of certain health coverage mandates even if federal laws or court rulings change. Key provisions include banning annual and lifetime limits on \u200dinsurance coverage, prohibiting exclusions for\u2063 preexisting conditions, and allowing dependents to\u2064 remain on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hovde-baldwin-exchange-barbs-launch-tours-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hovde, Baldwin exchange barbs, launch tours - Washington Examiner\">parents\u2019 health insurance<\/a> until age 26. \u200bProponents, including Rep. Dan Frankel and Rep. Jim Haddock, highlighted the importance of these\u200d protections in \u200clight of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">ongoing legal challenges<\/a> to the ACA. They argue that establishing these mandates \u200blocally is crucial to protect over 5.4 million\u2064 Pennsylvanians who rely on such coverage for essential medical needs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Affordable Care Act protections approved in House<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1792144\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; A package of bills that enshrine federal insurance mandates into Pennsylvania law passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Supporters say doing so guarantees the coverage expectations residents have grown accustomed to since the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010 will exist, even if Congress or the Supreme Court makes changes.<\/p>\n<p>Two bills ban&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/billInfo\/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2023&amp;sInd=0&amp;body=H&amp;type=B&amp;bn=2562\">annual and lifetime limits<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/billInfo\/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2023&amp;sInd=0&amp;body=H&amp;type=B&amp;bn=2564\">preexisting condition exclusion<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;policies. The&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/billInfo\/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2023&amp;sInd=0&amp;body=H&amp;type=B&amp;bn=2563\">third<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;stipulates that dependents can keep parental health insurance coverage through age 26.<\/p>\n<p>The conditions are familiar to most, but lawmakers said the 2022 high court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade &ndash; thereby kicking the decision back to each state &ndash; &ldquo;made painfully clear&rdquo; that Pennsylvania must move ahead on its own, and now.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ACA has been under constant legal and political attack since its inception,&rdquo; said Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Pittsburgh, who sponsored the ban on lifetime coverage limits. &ldquo;Every few years, we hear of another lawsuit that could reach the Supreme Court or proposal in Washington that could dismantle these vital protections. While we hope these challenges will fail, hope is not enough to guarantee the wellbeing of Pennsylvanians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jim Haddock, D-Hughestown, who sponsored the ban on preexisting condition exclusions, said the federal law gave coverage to 5.4 million Pennsylvanians, including those with diabetes, asthma and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-year-of-living-fearfully\/\" title=\"The Year of Living Fearfully\">high blood pressure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These exclusions meant that many Pennsylvanians could not access essential medical care without unnecessary burdens on their finances and health,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want to go back to those policies of the past, so we need to give people peace of mind that their insurance coverage will continue, no matter what happens at the federal level.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All of the bills passed the lower chamber with overwhelming support and now head to the Senate for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent legal challenge against the Affordable Care Act, brought by Texas businesses and residents, says no-cost preventative care covered by insurance companies violates the Constitution. This mandate covers cancer screenings for at-risk patients, counseling for pregnant and postpartum women and medications for heart disease and HIV.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration asked the high court to intervene in September.<\/p>\n<p>In another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-tucker-carlson-producer-drops-lawsuit-against-fox-news\/\" title=\"Former Tucker Carlson producer withdraws lawsuit against Fox News.\">pending lawsuit filed<\/a> in August, 19 Republican state attorneys general say undocumented migrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program shouldn&rsquo;t have access to the federal insurance marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>KFF, a health care policy nonprofit based in San Francisco, said there&rsquo;s been more than 2,000 legal challenges to the law since 2010. 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