Trump's position on the notorious Texas-led attack on Obamacare would be disastrous for employer-sponsored health plans
Curran, Palanker and Corlette, Georgetown UniversityLet’s take a brief hike through the lawsuit and the administration’s evolving position on the case. The argument by Texas and the 17 other states is that Congress effectively nullified the entire act when it reduced the law’s individual mandate penalty to zero as part of the 2017 tax cut bill. Because the penalty was a linchpin of the ACA’s individual market, they say, the rest of the law cannot stand.
Column: Trump’s DOJ labels the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, placing healthcare for 133 million at risk The Texas argument found favor with federal Judge Reed O’Connor of Texas, a conservative who in December 2018
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