WATCH A MESSAGE FROM SENATOR ROSEN HERE.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement reminding Nevadans to shop for and enroll in health insurance coverage during the current open enrollment period which runs now through December 15.
“Now that the holiday season is here, there’s no better time to reflect on things that matter most like family, friends, and of course, our health and well-being,” said Senator Rosen. “That is why I encourage all Nevadans to visit NevadaHealthLink.com to choose the right health care coverage for themselves and their families for 2020. I will continue fighting to ensure that Nevadans have access to the quality, affordable health care they deserve.”
BACKGROUND: Open enrollment occurs only once per year and individuals and families are encouraged to complete their applications to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan by December 15 in order to receive coverage beginning January 1st 2020.
In January, as one of her first actions in the Senate, Senator Rosen joined Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) in introducing a resolution that would authorize Senate Legal Counsel to intervene in Texas v. United States – a pending lawsuit in federal court, on behalf of the U.S. Senate, in order to defend the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act and its coverage protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Earlier this year, the Trump Administration filed a brief in this case calling for the courts to strike down the ACA in its entirety. Last Congress, then-Congresswoman Rosen introduced the same resolution in the House. Rosen’s House resolution was co-sponsored by the Ranking Members of all House committees of jurisdiction in addition to Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer. The resolution had nearly 190 co-sponsors by the end of the 115th Congress.
In March, Senator Rosen also helped introduce a resolution that would provide the sense of the Senate that the Justice Department should reverse its policy of refusing to defend the constitutionality of the ACA, including the law’s coverage protections for those with pre-existing conditions, in Texas v. United States.
Last month, Rosen co-sponsored an amendment to this year’s appropriations bill that would prohibit the Department of Justice from using any funds for litigation relating to deeming the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, invalid, unenforceable, or the individual mandate not being severable from the rest of the law.
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