Republicans revived their calls to replace Obamacare in the wake of a federal judge declaring the healthcare law unconstitutional, but Democrats indicated they had no plans to abandon the legal battle ahead. Obamacare remains the law of the land, but faces some level of uncertainty as it makes its way through the courts.
On Friday night, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor in the Northern District of Texas ruled that all of Obamacare should be thrown out because the penalty on the uninsured, known as the "Individual mandate," was set to be zeroed out in 2019 as a result of the Republican-backed tax law passed last year.
"Once again, the president calls on Congress to replace Obamacare and act to protect people with pre-existing conditions and provide Americans with quality affordable healthcare."
The latest ruling follows a slew of challenges Obamacare has faced both in Congress and in the courts since it passed.
Republicans failed to repeal Obamacare in 2017, and Democrats have largely said they believe they won the House this past midterm election because of those GOP efforts.
GOP bills have aimed to keep certain popular parts of the law in place, including rules to guarantee coverage for people with pre-existing illnesses, but critics have said the provisions have been weaker than those in Obamacare and would make coverage unaffordable.
The case, Texas v. Azar, was brought by 20 GOP state officials who argued Obamacare should be thrown out because of the zeroing out of the individual mandate.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/with-obamacare-in-limbo-gop-revives-calls-for-new-healthcare-law
On Friday night, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor in the Northern District of Texas ruled that all of Obamacare should be thrown out because the penalty on the uninsured, known as the "Individual mandate," was set to be zeroed out in 2019 as a result of the Republican-backed tax law passed last year.
"Once again, the president calls on Congress to replace Obamacare and act to protect people with pre-existing conditions and provide Americans with quality affordable healthcare."
The latest ruling follows a slew of challenges Obamacare has faced both in Congress and in the courts since it passed.
Republicans failed to repeal Obamacare in 2017, and Democrats have largely said they believe they won the House this past midterm election because of those GOP efforts.
GOP bills have aimed to keep certain popular parts of the law in place, including rules to guarantee coverage for people with pre-existing illnesses, but critics have said the provisions have been weaker than those in Obamacare and would make coverage unaffordable.
The case, Texas v. Azar, was brought by 20 GOP state officials who argued Obamacare should be thrown out because of the zeroing out of the individual mandate.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/with-obamacare-in-limbo-gop-revives-calls-for-new-healthcare-law
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