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U.S. Supreme Court

Courts/First Amendment

ACA Survives SCOTUS Scrutiny, Latest in “String of Victories”

ACA Survives SCOTUS Scrutiny, Latest in “String of Victories”

June 17, 2021 – Today the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit claiming that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional, leaving it as the law of the land. The Court ruled that the plaintiffs—a group of Republican attorneys general and two individuals—do not have legal standing to sue. According to Coalition for Healthcare Communication […]

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Washington Focus

Biden Plans Include Key Healthcare Appointments, ACA and, Maybe, Drug Pricing

Biden Plans Include Key Healthcare Appointments, ACA and, Maybe, Drug Pricing

Dec. 7, 2020 – President-elect Joe Biden announced on Dec. 7 his plans for filling key public health positions, including nominations for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be the next secretary of Health and Human Services and Dr. Rochelle Walensky, currently an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, to become director of the […]

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Courts/First Amendment

U.S. Supreme Court Questioning Casts Some Doubt on Severability in ACA Case

U.S. Supreme Court Questioning Casts Some Doubt on Severability in ACA Case

Nov. 11, 2020 – In yesterday’s oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), several conservative justices, including two added to the bench since the last time the Supreme Court affirmed the ACA – Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh – asked questions that […]

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Courts/First Amendment

In Surprise Move, SCOTUS to Rule on Constitutionality of ACA Next Term

In Surprise Move, SCOTUS to Rule on Constitutionality of ACA Next Term

March 4, 2020 — The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a surprise on March 2 when it announced it will hear a challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) next term, leap-frogging over the process that was playing out in lower courts. Oral arguments have not yet been scheduled, but are likely to […]

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