A U.S. District Court Judge’s ruling in Texas striking down the entire Affordable Care Act rallied the law's supporters including doctors, hospitals, patient advocates and insurance companies in the latest fight against Republican efforts to kill the landmark legislation. “It will destabilize health insurance coverage by rolling back federal policy to 2009. Between subsidized individual coverage sold by private insurers and the expansion of Medicaid benefits for poor Americans, more than 20 million people have gained health coverage since President Barack Obama signed the ACA into law in 2010. Judge O'Connor's ruling was a victory for Republican attorneys general who brought the case. AHIP represents health insurers including Centene, Anthem, Oscar Health and most Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans that sell coverage on the ACA's public exchanges.

Source: Forbes December 15, 2018 03:07 UTC