Court Ruling Throws A Wrench In Trumps Obamacare Sabotage Plan

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/court-trump-obamacare-sabotage_us_598128c6e4b09d24e993d470?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003

President Donald Trump has been making noise again about halting payments to health insurance companies, which are crucial to making Obamacare work. A court decision Tuesday could disarm him.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia may pursue the Trump administration’s stalled appeal of a lawsuit alleging the federal government has been making these payments illegally.

The court agreed with the state officials that there’s reason to believe the Trump administration isn’t adequately acting on behalf of states. The Trump administration and House Republicans opposed the states’ effort.

Since before even taking office, Trump has threatened to withhold payments to health insurance companies that serve the lowest-income enrollees on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges. On Monday, Trump renewed this threat on Twitter in the aftermath of the Senate Republican failure to repeal the law last week....more

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1. K&R

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2. k&r

[Gothmog]

3. This is an important ruling

It gives the state AG standing to contest the suspension of subsidies

[Volaris]

4. Good. Can they file a class action suit, or must each of them file separately?

I'm asking because I'm not a lawyer.