The fate of the Affordable Care Act hinges on an appeals court in Texas as a panel of judges consider whether an earlier ruling was correct in striking down the health care plan as unconstitutional.The suit, aimed at taking down Obamacare, was brought by 20 Republican governors and state attorney generals. It's also been backed by President Donald Trump and his administration.
"Virtually everyone in the United States would be impacted by this decision," Tim Jost, a professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law, toldThere are countless other provisions that would also be erased if Obamacare were struck down in its entirety. Adult children under the age of 26 would no longer be covered by their parents' insurance. Additional drug coverage provided to senior citizens wouldn't be available.
Protesters hold signs and shout at lawmakers walking out of the Capitol in Washington, D.C, on May 4, 2017 after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a Republican effort to repeal and replace Obamacare.As the future of Obamacare hangs in the balance, the Republican lawmakers who brought the case forward have not yet come up with a replacement health care plan.
"Today, most legal observers think these arguments are going nowhere fast," Nicholas Bagley, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, told."I certainly think the lawsuit is misbegotten, I think their arguments are weak to the point of absurdity and I think the Fifth Circuit is likely to see it that way."
I never could afford it, I've been playing Russian Roulette with my health!! 😟 Where they came up with the words, 'The Affordable Care Act', I don't know?! 🤔
chaos is something trump and his deranged supporters know all too well.....
America is sick ! We need to change this sociopathic American political system !
Trying to take this away or alter it in any manner that affects this many people, it will only cause short term chaos and ultimately could be the actual catalyst our 'Union' need to reboot and water the tree of liberty. Americans, myself included, are lazy. We need to be PUSHED.
Remember when Trump claimed the GOP would be the party of health care?
I thought it’s supposed to result in the loss of American life not seen since the civil war?
BrownRbjr2002 realDonaldTrump quote we er going give a better much better healthcare, SenateGOP we support affordable care; really?
Democrats SpeakerPelosi
ETTD
Obamacare sucks
Please go ahead and make my day Obomination Care wrecked my Private insurance. Enough is enough.
JimBonz I'm one of those folks who can just barely afford my medications and medical costs. If the ACA is abolished, I'll really be F--ed.
Healthcare has never been a problem for the super rich elite, just the supporters of Trump who wants an end to 'The Affordable Health Care Act'.
'The suit, aimed at taking down Obamacare, was brought by 20 Republican governors and state attorney generals. It's also been backed by Trump 'Judge O'Connor determined the ACA was unconstitutional after Congress rolled back a penalty requiring people without insurance to pay...'
Get that insulin now! Time to stock up and get those doctor appts now
Gotta love those 'experts.'
bluewatch4 That's exactly what Trump intends. Chaos
OH! They have experts. I have pre-silenced any rebuttals I was thinking of giving. Because experts.
'Experts'