One side is trying to kill Obamacare. The other is trying to save it.
Lawyers from the Trump administration and a group of Republican states will square off against attorneys from a coalition of Democratic states and the House of Representatives on Tuesday in a New Orleans appeals court to argue the fate of the Affordable Care Act. If the challenge is upheld, it threatens to wipe away coverage for millions of Americans, as well as the law's protections for those with pre-existing conditions.
But in a surprise move in March, the Justice Department said it now agrees with the December ruling that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down.
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