Obamacare Lawsuit Has Georgia Advocates Worried

Georgia is among 18 states suing to block the Affordable Care Act.

Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press

A coalition of healthcare advocates worry an effort to overturn former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, could upend the state’s healthcare system.

Georgia is among 18 states suing to block the law. Oral arguments in the case were held Tuesday in federal court in New Orleans.

“Eliminating the ACA would ripple across Georgia’s healthcare system and across the nation’s healthcare system. It’s embedded in every aspect of health coverage and healthcare at this point,” said Laura Colbert with consumer advocacy group Georgians for a Healthy Future.