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What a Republican victory over Obamacare could mean for Georgians

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. A major survey out Jan. 7, 2016, finds that progress has stalled on reducing the number of uninsured Americans under President Barack Obama’s health care law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. A major survey out Jan. 7, 2016, finds that progress has stalled on reducing the number of uninsured Americans under President Barack Obama’s health care law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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May 13, 2016

Congressional Republicans notched one of their biggest wins against the Affordable Care Act on Thursday when a federal judge struck down a key portion of the president's signature health care law.

But what exactly does the ruling from U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer mean for the nearly 600,000 Georgians currently enrolled in Obamacare through health insurance exchanges?

Well, nothing for now, but potentially quite a bit later. Read more here. 

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Tamar Hallerman is an award-winning senior reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She covers the Fulton County election interference case and co-hosts the Breakdown podcast.

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