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Kentucky AG opposes ruling striking down health care law

Former President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's Democratic Attorney General says he will oppose a recent federal court ruling that struck down the federal Affordable Care Act.

Former President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010. The law allowed Kentucky to expand its Medicaid program to give health coverage to more than 400,000 people.

RELATED: Federal judge rules Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, but coverage intact for now

Friday, a federal judge in Texas ruled the law was invalid. But the law will remain in place while the ruling is appealed. The case was brought by a group of state attorneys general. Beshear and another group of state attorneys general intervened several months ago to fight the lawsuit.

Beshear is running for governor in 2019. Asked about it on Monday, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin told a Lexington radio host everything Beshear does is for political reasons.

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