The Health 202: These are the judges holding Obamacare’s future in their hands

California and other Democrat-led states are defending the Affordable Care Act, who fear its consumer protections and insurance expansions could be wiped out in a moment. They’ve stepped up to defend the law because President Trump’s Justice Department is refusing to do so — even though a decision overturning the law would create a logistical and political mess for the administration. Faculty Associate Gerard Anderson, a co-author of the study, is quoted.