Bryant, who was among a group that included two Republican governors and 16 Republican state attorneys general backing the lawsuit, did not return a request for comment Monday morning. 15 open enrollment deadline.ĭefenders of the ACA plan to appeal the ruling.
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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