Obamacare court case could impact almost every American and throw entire health care system into 'chaos': Experts
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."
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