One year later: Backers of Obama healthcare law preparing to defend

[WestVirginiaRebel]

The Hill:

President Obama's healthcare reform law remains as controversial as ever one year after its enactment as Democrats and reform proponents prepare to celebrate the anniversary with almost 200 events across the country next week.

The stakes couldn't be higher as public opinion remains split on the president's signature domestic achievement and judicial threats loom. One federal court has already stricken down the law's individual mandate - a cornerstone of the law's insurance market reforms - and another has tossed out the whole law.

On the political front, House Republicans have already voted to repeal the law while the GOP promises to do likewise in the Senate if it wins a majority in next year's elections.

With that in mind, lawmakers and advocates are looking for any edge they can exploit to shore up support for the law. A dozen advocacy groups are coordinating almost 200 events in 35 states next week, with a different theme for each day of the week:

Monday: Protecting small business's care

Tuesday: Protecting seniors' care

Wednesday: Protecting patients' rights

Thursday: Protecting women's care

Friday: Protecting young adults' care

"The prospects for repeal, and the question of whether the individual mandate will ultimately be ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, remain as unclear as ever," liberal blogger Greg Sargent summarized on Friday. "So all Democrats can do is keep fighting to change public opinion on the law, and hope for the best."
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Obamacare, one year later.