The past week has been a good one for those in favor of dismantling Obamacare and heading in a better direction. On Monday, the Supreme Court handed a victory to the Little Sisters of the Poor when they unanimously voted to vacate previous rulings on Zubik v. Burwell and send the case back to the lower courts to negotiate a compromise that protects the rights of religious organizations.

Zubik v. Burwell addresses whether religious groups that are not churches should be required to comply with Obamacare in instances where the law infringes upon their religious beliefs. Though this decision yields a positive result in ending Obamacare's infringement on the rights of those of faith, we still have work to do to ensure similar situations no longer occur in the future.

The second victory in the courts came last Thursday when a federal district judge in Washington ruled in House v. Burwell that the administration unlawfully funded portions of Obamacare.

This case stems from a 2014 suit filed on behalf of the entire House by then-Speaker John Boehner against the Obama administration for exceeding its authority by funding parts of the president’s healthcare law without an appropriation from Congress. The Court’s decision reinforces one of the key components of our entire democracy—our constitutional separation of powers.

Legal issues notwithstanding, a recent article in the Wall Street Journal detailed the single greatest problem with Obamacare: the fact that the law is failing. Regardless of the law’s original intent, the results are to the benefit of very few.

As I have said repeatedly, we need innovative, patient-centered healthcare reform. Obamacare was never the answer to our country's healthcare woes, and this should be a wake-up call to Washington that not only is Obamacare a disaster that has raised costs and decreased access to healthcare for many hardworking American families, it is also unlawful, and now is the time to work together on real reform.

Sincerely,

Representative French Hill