Obamacare Thrown Out by Judge, Raising Insurance Uncertainty (3)

December 15, 2018, 12:54 AM UTCUpdated: December 15, 2018, 3:23 AM UTC

Obamacare was struck down by a Texas federal judge in a ruling that casts uncertainty on insurance coverage for millions of U.S. residents.

The decision Friday finding the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional comes at the tail end of a six-week open enrollment period for the program in 2019 and underscores a divide between Republicans who have long sought to invalidate the law and Democrats who fought to keep it in place.

The White House said the ruling will be put on hold during an appeals process that’s destined to go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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