Arizona Attorney General sues to save almost 2 million people from losing health insurance
AG Kris Mayes has joined a lawsuit aimed at stopping a new rule that could cause more than a million people to lose health care coverage.
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PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing the federal government over a new rule that could cause a major change to healthcare coverage for more than a million people.
Mayes joined 20 other states in suing the Trump Administration over a proposed change to Affordable Care Act regulations governing federal and state health insurance marketplaces.
According to the lawsuit, the change could result in about 1.8 million people nationwide losing their coverage.
The proposed change could also lead to an increase in premiums and higher out-of-pocket costs for millions of others, according to a press release from Mayes’ office on Thursday.
State governments could face higher expenses for Medicaid, emergency care and other health-related services, according to the office.
This rule could affect more than 432,000 people in Arizona who currently get their health insurance from the ACA.
“Arizonans didn’t vote for people who already qualify for health care to lose their health insurance,” Mayes said in the release. “This is yet another example of the federal administration trying to kick people off of their health insurance plans.”
The rule is currently set to go into effect on Aug. 25.
The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Massachusetts, calls for the court to issue a stay on the rule to prevent it from taking effect in the 21 states that are part of the lawsuit prior to that date.
Arizona has now joined 23 multistate lawsuits against the federal government since Trump took office in January.
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I'm a retired police officer of almost 30 years with PTSD and my wife has numerous health issues and needs monthly transfusions that would cost us $4,000 per month without insurance. I applaud AG Mayes for fighting for us. We currently pay almost $2,200 per month for health insurance and this will drastically increase after the ACA refunds expire because less people will be buying their insurance through the market place. It's almost laughable that all my friends that were officers voted for Trump and his "concepts" of a health plan. Now, how many more years will they have to work to afford the exorbitant cost of health insurance?
Almost 4 million just like you.
On top of the 8 million losing Medicaid.
Oh Please Biden had four years to release anything you people wanted. Where was your complaining crying eyes then