The Trump administration has asked the courts to invalidate the whole law, but has not yet advanced a viable alternative. Industry groups and analysts say abruptly wiping out Obamacare would mean a highly disruptive shift in the health care of millions.
The justices granted the appeal from California and 19 other Democrat-led states seeking to uphold the health care law in a simple order without explanation. Oral arguments will be scheduled after October with a decision likely several months later.
"The individual mandate is unconstitutional because it can no longer be read as a tax, and there is no other constitutional provision that justifies this exercise of congressional power," reads the majority opinion from the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.not yet put forwardIndustry groups and independent health care analysts say abruptly wiping out Obamacare would mean a highly disruptive shift in the health care of millions of Americans.
An estimated 52 million Americans have preexisting health conditions that insurers could have denied coverage to under pre-ACA rules in most states, the foundation said.
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