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Austin, Texas contractor Mike Hewitt, who depends on insurance provided by the Affordable Care Act. A Texas judge ruled Dec. 14, 2018 that the law is unconstitutional. Eric Gay/AP Photo

Why the Texas ruling on Obamacare is on shaky legal ground

Simon F. Haeder, West Virginia University and Valarie Blake, West Virginia University

A judge in Texas ruled Dec. 14 that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. His ruling has no immediate effect, however, except to signal more perils ahead for the health care law.
Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) speaks to reporters outside the White House on May 3, 2017 after a meeting with the president on proposed legislation that could limit coverage for preexisting conditions. Susan Walsh/AP

How pre-existing conditions became front and center in health care vote

Simon F. Haeder, West Virginia University

How preexisting conditions came to be a condition for passage of the Republicans’ health care law is a complicated tale. Insurers created the cost-saving technique, excluding millions over the years.
Two swing votes: Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Rep. Greg Waldon (R-Ore.), after striking a deal with Pres. Trump on the heath care bill. Susan Walsh/AP Photo

How did health insurance get so complicated? Here are some answers

J.B. Silvers, Case Western Reserve University

Even Pres. Trump said he had no idea that health insurance can be so complicated. Part of the reason is that it’s not something we really want to buy – and not something we want to buy for others.

Related Topics

  1. Affordable Care Act (ACA)
  2. American Health Care Act
  3. Health insurance
  4. Insurance premiums
  5. Jimmy Kimmel
  6. Judge Reed O'Connor
  7. Obamacare
  8. Paul Ryan
  9. TrumpCare

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