Court's decision to intervene means fate of the Affordable Care Act will be on the line during the presidential race.
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Supreme Court’s Obamacare review cheers Democrats with election year health-care focus
The justices will consider efforts by President Trump and Republican states to doom the Affordable Care Act.
Supreme Court to take up challenge to Obamacare in new term
The Supreme Court said it will take up the challenge to Obamacare and agreed to hear the case in its new term this October, NBC News' Pete Williams reports.
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The news of the Supreme Court taking up an Obamacare case is another reminder of how far apart the presidential candidates remain on the issue of healthcare.
Bernie Sanders has said he wants to create a government-run, single-payer healthcare system, which would eliminate the need for Obamacare.
The Supreme Court has announced it will hear a case on whether a part of Obamacare is unconstiutional.
The justices said they would take up the case in their next term, which begins in October, so a decision is not expected until after the 2020 election.
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obamacare
The case challenging the Affordable Care Act will likely be heard by the court in its next term, which begins in October.
Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary: ‘This campaign is taking off’ – live
- Former vice-president scores much-needed primary victory
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That’s it from me in Columbia, South Carolina. Here’s how tonight’s primary shook out:
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