Trump admin to stop ACA (Obamacare)?
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-obamacare-invalidation-files-brief/
The Trump administration filed a brief Tuesday to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, in a significant shift from its initial policy that only a portion of a law should be overturned.
The Justice Department's submitted its filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans, which has an appeal pending challenging the law's constitutionality. A federal judge in Texas ruled in December that Obamacare is is unconstitutional because of the change in federal tax law passed by Republicans in Congress in 2017.
"The Department of Justice has determined that the district court's judgment should be affirmed," The Justice Department wrote in Tuesday's memo.
Although President Trump has railed against Obamacare for years and has frequently called for its repeal and replacement, he and other Republicans have insisted that they support protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions. If Obamacare were to be invalidated, insurers would not be required to cover pre-existing conditions.
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