![]() ![]() Trump’s Justice Department, which chose not to defend the law, had asked that O'Connor wait until after last month’s midterm elections to issue a ruling. President Donald Trump celebrated the decision in a tweet Friday night, calling it “Great news for America!” The ruling, if upheld on appeal, would also end coverage for millions of Americans who receive subsidized health-care plans through federal and state exchanges, including about 90,000 Mississippians. Before the ACA became law, insurance companies could charge people with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes, cancer or heart disease more for coverage, or refuse to cover them outright. ![]() If higher courts affirm the ruling that Judge Reed O’Connor in the Northern District of Texas handed down, it would end protections for people with pre-existing conditions against discrimination by health-insurance companies. The case went before a federal judge who ruled the law unconstitutional on Friday. Phil Bryant backs a lawsuit that Republicans designed to kill the Affordable Care Act and its pre-existing conditions protections. ![]()
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