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- In a ruling released Friday evening, a federal judge in Texas sided with 19 states arguing that key provisions of the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare” are unconstitutional.
- The ruling brings new uncertainty to the country’s healthcare markets, a day before the deadline to sign up for Affordable Care Act health plans in many states.
- The ruling doesn’t go into effect immediately, and is almost certain to be appealed by state attorneys general who are defending the law.
- “As I predicted all along, Obamacare has been struck down as an UNCONSTITUTIONAL disaster!” President Trump tweeted. “Now Congress must pass a STRONG law that provides GREAT healthcare and protects pre-existing conditions. Mitch and Nancy, get it done!”
In a ruling released Friday evening, a federal judge in Texas sided with states arguing that key provisions of the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare” are unconstitutional. The decision is almost certain to be appealed, but creates new uncertainty for the country’s healthcare system.
Texas led 19 states arguing that the individual mandate — the requirement that everyone must have health insurance — is unconstitutional, after Congress gutted the key portion of the mandate, the tax penalty for not buying coverage.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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