Obamacare Lives To Fight Another Day.

June 18, 2021 Glen Turpening

The Supreme Court sided with ‘Obamacare’ in what is seen as the last major attempt to unravel President Obama’s signature legislation. (NY Times)

The Affordable Care Act has survived its third major Supreme Court challenge — what Justice Samuel Alito described in his dissenting opinion as an “epic trilogy.” The law has gone from a 5-4 majority in its favor in the first case to Thursday’s 7-2 split. The decision secures the health law as a major legacy of the Obama era — the largest expansion of health coverage in decades — after years of hard-fought and politically painful battles. Obamacare enjoys higher-than-ever public support, with most Americans now favoring the law. Enrollment in the health law’s programs is at a record high. Democrats have moved from defending the 2010 law to expanding its benefits. While Obamacare remains a dirty word in some Republican circles, its repeal is no longer a focus of the party or a galvanizing issue among its voters.

By Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff

President Obama’s signature legislation is the law of the land and has successfully fended off multiple challenges from an unrelenting onslaught of lawsuits since it was singed into law over 10 year ago. The law has proven to be very effective in allowing vulnerable Americans to gain access to much needed healthcare insurance, thus ensuring their well-being and peace of mind. Obamacare is now widely popular and the GOP has moved on because even their constituents favor keeping the law. Hooray for Obamacare.