HEALTHCARE/LEGAL/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A coalition of 20 U.S. states sued the federal government on Monday [2-26-18] over Obamacare, claiming the law was no longer constitutional after the repeal last year of its requirement that people have health insurance or pay a fine.
Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, the lawsuit said that without the individual mandate, which was eliminated as part of the Republican tax law signed by President Donald Trump in December, Obamacare was unlawful… The U.S. Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the Trump administration would defend the law in court.
The individual mandate in Obamacare was meant to ensure a viable health insurance market by forcing younger and healthier Americans to buy coverage… Paxton and Schimel, both Republicans, were joined in the lawsuit by 18 states including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Utah and West Virginia. It was filed in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas.”
-Reuters, “Twenty states sue federal government, seeking end to Obamacare,” Reuters, Feb. 26, 2018 06:20pm