Florida might break with Trump over Obamacare lawsuit
Florida could break with the Trump administration over a lawsuit aimed at repealing the federal Affordable Care Act.
No decision has been reached yet, but Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody said Tuesday that she is studying a legal brief filed by Republican attorneys general from Ohio and Montana that asks a federal appellate court to overturn a court decision that says the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
Gov. Ron DeSantis says he doubts that Florida’s current challenge against the Affordable Care Act will be successful, but he’s leaving the decision to Moody about whether the legal fight is worth continuing.
Late last month, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Department of Justice filed a notice with the federal appellate court in New Orleans. The notice supports a previous Texas decision that found the federal health care law is unconstitutional.
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