Affordable Care Act
Individuals and states have tried 鈥 three times 鈥 to wipe the Affordable Care Act off the books. The Supreme Court 鈥 for the third time 鈥 rejected those efforts. In a lopsided 7-2 opinion, the Court held that individual plaintiffs and states seeking to strike down the Act lacked 鈥渟tanding,鈥 or the鈥
The United States Supreme Court rejected the third major challenge to the Affordable Care Act, holding in a 7-2 decision that the challengers did not have 鈥渟tanding,鈥 or the legal right to challenge the portions of the ACA they alleged were unconstitutional.
The United States Supreme Court this morning rejected the third major challenge to the Affordable Care Act, holding in a 7-2 decision that the challengers did not have 鈥渟tanding,鈥 or the legal right to challenge the portions of the ACA they alleged were unconstitutional.
Statement on Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week released a second final notice of benefit and payment parameters to implement standards governing health insurance issuers and marketplaces for 2022 that were not finalized in the Jan. 19 final rule.
Statement on Department of Justice Announcement on the Affordable Care Act from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack
The Supreme Court should hold the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 individual mandate constitutional, the Department of Justice said in a letter to the Supreme Court reversing the position of the prior administration. If the court holds that the mandate is unconstitutional, however, it should declare it鈥
President Biden today signed an executive order (EO) aimed at increasing enrollment in comprehensive health care coverage. The order specifically focuses on improving the quality of coverage and removing barriers to enrollment in Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
States may apply until Jan. 20 for grants to implement and enforce certain market reforms and consumer protections to strengthen the private health insurance market under the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
鈥淒on鈥檛 let perfect be the enemy of the good鈥 is a quote credited to the French writer and thinker Voltaire. Although he died in 1778, that phrase is very appropriate today when discussing the Affordable Care Act.