Posted on 03/02/2020 8:14:32 AM PST by Olog-hai
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election.
The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest.
Defenders of the Affordable Care Act argued that the issues raised by the case are too important to let the litigation drag on for months or years in lower courts and that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans erred when it struck down the health law’s now toothless requirement that Americans have health insurance.
The case will be the third major Supreme Court battle over the law popularly known as Obamacare since its passage in 2010. The court has twice upheld the heart of the law, with Chief Justice John Roberts memorably siding with the court’s liberals in 2012, amid President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign. The majority that upheld the law twice remains on the court, Roberts and the four liberal justices. …
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Obamacare Roberts will green light the law... again.
Cowards are waiting till after the election making it Political and not Law!
If the statute is allowed to remain as originally written the US will have single payer government health care. That is what the insurance companies want. The only question will be is whether and under what circumstances that private plans may be purchased.
This was the intent of the law to begin with. It was written to be unaffordable and to force a shift to government payer health plans. I am not sure why insurance companies embraced the law unless they thought premiums collected under the mandate would outpace claims paid.
You can also be certain that alternatives to insurance such as health savings plans or stand alone catastrophic coverage will be challenged or scrapped altogether if Democrats take control of the White House and Senate. Another fate should the law be allowed to stand is that religious conscience in matters of providing insurance will no longer be permitted.
LOL! I was wondering my own self what CJ roberts take will be. Not much guessing required eh?
He doesn't want the Supreme Court to overturn such a controversial Law!
When we get Amy Coney Barrett on The Court, the GOP should have a whisper campaign to scare the hell out of Roberts, if he doesn't repeal Obamacare The GOP will try to replace him with Merrick Garland if Democrats agree
Roberts is part of the Resistance.
Hallelujah !!!
The Dems want their Obamacare to survive, which depends on RBG continuing to breathe so the SCOTUS does not change.
Nothing will stop that.
They can replace him?
Put the entire federal bureaucracy onto a silver Obamacare plan. It will die quickly.
Outlawing preexisting conditions remains in effect and continues to send premiums through the roof. Trump and the Supreme Court wont do anything about that. Obama screwed us royally.
John Roberts wants one more chance to save Obamacare for the Uniparty.
why, are we anticipating another appointment soon?
“The Supreme Court agreed to...” Brought about by third party bundled “insurance” companies.
Yes, but will the will the notorious RBG still be with us by then?
Yes, the opposite of what Alan Grayson preached.
A brand new Robert’s legal gymnastic routine.
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