GOP-Led States: If Texas Court Agrees With DOJ, ACA Ruling Should Not Apply To All States

By Ariel Cohen Amy Lotven / July 6, 2018 at 8:13 AM
The 20 Republican states challenging HHS to strike the Affordable Care Act in Texas v. HHS told the court that if the judge agrees with the Department of Justice’s call to eliminate preexisting conditions coverage, the decision should only apply to the GOP-led states filing the suit, not other states. The plaintiffs' state-specific approach expressed in their latest brief appears to be an effort to prevent further litigation and protest. Several organizations and Democratic lawmakers had threatened to...


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