Is Obamacare At Risk? Texas Court Ruling On ACA Sparks Concern

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December 17th, 2018

In 2010, President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act into law. If a judge’s decision on Friday ultimately stands, about 17 million Americans could lose their health insurance, according to reports. Elizabeth Weeks, a health law expert at the University of Georgia’s School of Law, said Saturday that the decision shouldn’t change coverage for consumers for next year because of expected appeals. “I won’t be surprised if the case winds up in the Supreme Court,’’ she said Saturday.

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The Affordable Care Act has withstood dozens of repeal attempts in Congress and two strong Supreme Court challenges.

Now the 2010 health law, also known as Obamacare, will have to survive another major test.

On Friday, a federal judge in Texas struck down the ACA as unconstitutional, siding with a group of Republican attorneys general – including Chris Carr of Georgia – who filed a legal challenge to it.

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