U.S. court puts Obamacare case on hold until Trump takes office

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

A federal appeals court on Monday brought to an end President Barack Obama's bid to overturn a ruling that threatens to gut his signature healthcare law by putting the case on hold until after President-elect Donald Trump, who aims to repeal Obamacare, takes office.

The Obama administration had appealed a judge's May ruling favoring the challenge filed by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives against a key part of the 2010 law. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed to a request by the Republicans to delay its consideration of the government's appeal until after Trump takes office on Jan. 20.

The Obama administration opposed the move.

If the law is repealed by Congress, the case would be moot. The court's decision to put the case on hold will not have an immediate effect on the law, as the lower court ruling was put on hold pending the appeal. The court said both sides should provide an update on the status of the case by Feb. 21.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-healthcare-idUSKBN13U2A8

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POLITICS | Mon Dec 5, 2016 | 1:34pm EST
By Lawrence Hurley | WASHINGTON

[riversedge]

1. Living in limbo and raising blood pressures.

[turbinetree]

2. This needs to laid right at the feet of MARCO RUBIO

"The Obama administration appealed U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer's ruling that the government cannot spend billions of dollars in federal funds without congressional approval to provide subsidies under the healthcare law to private insurers to help people afford medical coverage.

The House Republicans argued that the administration violated the U.S. Constitution because it is the legislative branch, not the executive branch, that authorizes government spending."


FU Rubio and the right wing republican fascists horse you road in on, some us did not forget this,(you funded this rider) but apparently your right wing republican constituents in Florida forgot and now there Medicare is coming under attack, they are going to whining



http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/10/us/politics/marco-rubio-obamacare-affordable-care-act.html?_r=0

[procon]

3. Why, cus the black president's decisions don't count?

So the court agreed with Republicans that just because Trump gets sworn in on Jan. 20, they get to kick the can down the road. Does that mean Obama has disappeared and everything grinds to a halt and Trump get handed a free ride? Its a long way from Trump parking his ass in the Oval office to signing away the ACA.

[24601]

4. What if new administration just drops the appeal?

Then the lower court ruling stays in place?

[treestar]

5. weren't there already two court cases?

this challenge must be weaker than the first two, or they'd have used it already.