Patrick Sison/ASSOCIATED PRESS A federal judge in Texas dealt a blow to Obamacare on Friday, but don't write off the Affordable Care Act just yet. The future of the Affordable Care Act might be hanging in the balance thanks to a federal judge in Texas, but Obamacare coverage isn’t over just yet. People can still enroll in an Obamacare health insurance plan for 2019, but the last day to sign up is at hand: by midnight Pacific time Saturday or by 3 a.m. Eastern time Sunday. The Trump administration official who oversees the exchanges confirmed Friday that the federal government will continue to enforce the Affordable Care Act while O’Connor’s ruling is being appealed. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who led the team of Democratic state attorneys general defending Obamacare in Texas, called O’Connor’s ruling “misguided” and an “assault” on Americans.

Source: Huffington Post December 15, 2018 04:23 UTC