No immediate US health coverage changes from Obamacare ruling
US President Donald Trump hails court ruling as ‘a great ruling for our country’
There will be no immediate health coverage impact from a federal judge’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, is unconstitutional, as it is expected to be appealed through higher courts, a government official said. US District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday sided with a coalition of 20 states arguing that Obamacare was unconstitutional based on its mandate requiring people to buy health insurance. President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed the court decision as “a great ruling for our country”, while a US government official said the decision by a Texas judge would have no immediate impact on health coverage. “It’s a great ruling for our country. We will be able to get great healthcare. We will sit down with the Democrats if the Supreme Court upholds,” Trump told reporters during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on a rainy Saturday. Trump offered no details on the potential for healthcare talks with the Democra...
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