Trump Administration Files Court Brief to Abolish Obamacare

Isabel Diaz Tinoco (L) and Jose Luis Tinoco speak with Otto Hernandez, an insurance agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors, as they shop for insurance under the Affordable Care Act at a store setup in the Mall of Americas on Nov. 1, 2017, in Miami, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The Trump administration filed a formal request on May 1 to abolish the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare.”

A Texas district court judge ruled late last year that Obamacare became unconstitutional after Congress repealed the individual mandate provision of the law. The Trump administration didn’t initially support the ruling, but changed course on March 25, telling the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that the district court’s ruling “should be affirmed.”