Ginsburg’s Death Injects New Doubt Into Fate of Obamacare (1)

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg injects new uncertainty into the fate of the Affordable Care Act as the landmark health-care law heads to a third showdown before <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1000L%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000174-b121-deb2-a3fd-fba908340001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">U.S. Supreme Court.

President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the court to declare the law invalid and wipe out its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. The court is scheduled to hear arguments on Nov. 10, a week after the election, and probably will rule in the first half of 2021.

With Ginsburg on the court, the law’s supporters held a strong, perhaps even unbeatable, hand. She was one ...