Texas Court Ruling Invalidating ACA Threatens Preexisting Illness Coverage, But It's Not The Final Word, Congress Says

A closely watched court decision by a US District judge for a Texas federal court striking down the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act would have a sweeping impact on all remnants of the law, including the medical device tax, preexisting conditions coverage and mandatory reporting to the "Open Payments" database – but the ruling may not have staying power, legal experts say.

Even the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services cautioned Monday that the decisionby Judge Reed O’Connor of...