Thursday 2 May 2019

The Trump administration is cosigning states' efforts to overturn Obamacare, and it could leave millions without health care

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for an event honoring 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Joey Logano at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsReuters

  • Taking a harder line on health care, the Trump administration joined a coalition of Republican-led states Wednesday in asking a federal appeals court to entirely overturn former President Barack Obama's signature health care law — a decision that could leave millions uninsured.
  • The "Obamacare" opponents hope to persuade the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to uphold US District Court Judge Reed O'Connor's ruling late last year striking down the law.
  • If the ruling is allowed to stand, more than 20 million Americans would be at risk of losing their health insurance, re-igniting a winning political issue for Democrats heading into the 2020 elections.
  • President Donald Trump, who never produced a health insurance plan to replace "Obamacare," is now promising one after the elections.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Taking a harder line on health care, the Trump administration joined a coalition of Republican-led states Wednesday in asking a federal appeals court to entirely overturn former President Barack Obama's signature health care law — a decision that could leave millions uninsured.

Congress rendered the Affordable Care Act completely unconstitutional in 2017 by eliminating an unpopular tax penalty for not having insurance, the administration and GOP states told the court.

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