3/27/2019

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/OBAMACARE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Wednesday [3-27-19] to deliver a better healthcare system than Obamacare if the Supreme Court tosses out his predecessor’s signature domestic achievement, a potentially hazardous claim as he seeks re-election. Trump defended his administration’s decision to step up its assault on the healthcare law passed under former President Barack Obama, which expanded healthcare coverage to about 20 million Americans…The Justice Department on Monday [3-25-19] asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn Obamacare, as the 2010 Affordable Care Act that overhauled the U.S. healthcare system is popularly known. Justice said it backed a federal judge’s ruling in December that the Affordable Care Act violated the U.S. Constitution because it required people to buy health insurance.”

Susan Cornwell, “Trump says he can produce a better healthcare plan than Obamacare,” Reuters, March 27, 2019 1:42 pm