17 attorneys general are appealing the court decision overturning Obamacare

[babylonsister]

17 attorneys general are appealing the court decision overturning Obamacare
Trump won’t defend the Affordable Care Act. So these Democrats are stepping in.
By Sarah [e-mail] Jan 3, 2019, 12:50pm EST


A group of Democratic attorneys general are appealing a recent federal court decision overturning Obamacare because the Trump administration has refused to defend the federal health care law.

A federal judge in Texas ruled last month that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, finding that the law cannot stand now that Congress has rolled back the mandate that everyone carry health insurance or pay a fine. The case was brought by a coalition of Republican attorneys general.

The ruling poses a significant threat to the Affordable Care Act’s most popular and most sweeping health insurance reforms. If higher courts affirm the ruling, it could roll back Obamacare’s ban on preexisting conditions — which is why Obamacare supporters are aggressively fighting back.

Typically, the federal government would be defending a federal law. But the Trump administration has declined to do so, instead filing court briefings that support the Affordable Care Act’s repeal.

This has led a coalition of 17 pro-Obamacare attorneys general, led by California’s Xavier Becerra, to intervene on the health care law’s behalf, notifying the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday that they would appeal. Documents outlining the attorneys general’s legal arguments in the case will be submitted in the coming weeks and months.

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https://www.vox.com/health-care/2019/1/3/18166912/supreme-court-obamacare-texas-decision

[Aristus]

1. Isn't the federal judge's decision simply a legal tactic to get the ACA back before the SCOTUS?

It passed the first time around; I suspect now that they've got a solid majority, they'll try again...