Thursday’s decision came as a surprise to almost everyone. The majority of folks, both in the punditry and at InTrade, thought at least the individual mandate was going down. I thought – obviously now wildly off the mark – that the entire act would get thrown out. (more…)
Today, the Supreme Court took no action on health care and made no reference to the Affordable Care Act. The tea leaves left for us, however, are considerable.
The Court announced that it would sit again to deliver opinions on Thursday, a day heretofore not listed as a day of decisions. Monday, today, had been its last scheduled day for decisions. (more…)
State of Reform is proud to launch, in collaboration with the Univ of Washington School of Public Health – Health Policy Center Initiative , a series titled “What If: A Post-Supreme Court World.” This is the sixth piece in a series of contributions hosted on our news site, by a range of authors, about the possibilities for health care in a still hypothetical world after a Supreme Court decision.
With the passage of the ACA, there has been great attention and a tremendous amount of work on implementing various provisions. Specifically, primary care workforce programs received renewed attention and programs such as the Teaching Health Centers, interprofessional practice, and Title VII have been the focus for countless hours. (more…)
With the legislative session winding down, and today’s headlines about government reform challenges, it’s easy to think that the primary issues of the 2012 gubernatorial campaign will be about revenue, expenditures and the changing role of government. And, to a degree, that is the case. (more…)
The WSJ sums up today’s oral arguments below, with a great list of Tweets from folks following the appeal here. (more…)
Since you’re probably looking for a place to follow the Supreme Court coverage as closely as we are, we can tell you, we’ve identified most of the best outlets. (more…)
Today, March 26, the Supreme Court began what is to be 3 days of hearings aimed at deciding whether or not the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is constitutional. Today’s hearings consisted of arguments from Robert Long, an attorney appointed by the Supreme Court, who made the case that the Court is forbidden to hear suits on the constitutionality of the ACA at this time because of the 1876 Anti-Injunction Act prohibiting litigation on taxation matters until taxes in question have in fact been paid, which in this case would be 2015. (more…)
Why The Court Will Strike Down The Entire Affordable Care Act
Monday, June 25th, 2012Mainstream thinking on the Supreme Court has claimed that the Supreme Court will likely strike down part of the Affordable Care Act, but hold many parts of the law intact. Few continue to publicly say that it is likely that the entire Act will remain in place. Even fewer suggest that the Court will throw it all out. (more…)
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