With the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg earlier this month, and a case that could undo the Affordable Care Act coming before the Supreme Court in November, the issue of health insurance has taken on fresh urgency for political campaigns as well as people affected by the 2010 law sometimes called Obamacare.
Candidates of both major parties agree the consumer protections that are part of the Affordable Care Act, particularly those for people with pre-existing health conditions, should still exist in some form. Candidates also agree it’s often too expensive to get health care and that insurance premiums are too high.
“We have to confront the fact that there’s a major challenge to the Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court,” said Lucy Hodder, a professor at the University of New Hampshire School of Law and the director of health law and policy programs for the university’s College of