NJ Governor Signs Bills to Protect Popular Obamacare Provisions

Jan. 16, 2020, 7:44 PM UTC

New Jersey moved to shore up Obamacare under a package of bills signed Thursday by Gov. Phil Murphy (D).

The bills include requirements that insurers cover people with pre-existing conditions without charging higher rates and that families be allowed to keep their adult children on their health plans until they are 26.

New Jersey’s actions echo a trend among Democratic states to make sure popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act stay in effect as the court system considers a constitutional challenge to the law.

“At a time when the Affordable Care Act is under siege by the ...

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