releases: https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-texas-v-us-threatens-to-end-pre-existing-condition-protections
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| https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-texas-v-us-threatens-to-end-pre-existing-condition-protections | Donnelly: Texas v. U.S. Threatens to End Pre-existing Condition Protections | 2018-09-05 | 2018 | 2018-09 | Democrat | House | IN | Joe Donnelly | D000607 | www.donnelly.senate.gov | legacy | Donnelly: Texas v. U.S. Threatens to End Pre-existing Condition Protections Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement on the first day of oral arguments in Texas v. United States, a lawsuit that would, in part, eliminate current health insurance protections for those with pre-existing conditions. Donnelly said, This misguided lawsuit would put health care coverage for Hoosiers with pre-existing conditions at risk. Hoosier families can't afford to return to the days when they could be denied coverage due to cancer, asthma, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and many other conditions. I continue to urge the Administration to stop efforts to undermine these critical protections and instead work in a bipartisan way to make health care more affordable and accessible. Donnelly has consistently worked for quality, affordable health care coverage for Hoosiers, including those with pre-existing conditions. In July, he joined a resolution that would allow the Senate's Legal Counsel to represent the Senate in Texas v. United States. This would enable the Senate to defend protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions against the current lawsuit. Last week, he helped introduce legislation that would overturn the Administration's recently finalized rule expanding short-term junk insurance plans, which fail to offer essential coverage and protections for those with pre-existing conditions. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, approximately 30 percent of Hoosiers under the age of 65 (more than 1.1 million people) have pre-existing conditions that could have left them with no coverage or facing higher rates, before the Affordable Care Act prohibited such discrimination. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |