Posts Tagged by constitutionality
Medicaid Good for State Economies, Staring Contest Continues
| July 11, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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A Kaiser Family Foundation report on 29 studies found that federal Medicaid dollars spur economic activity beyond initial investments, both in and outside of healthcare sectors. In addition to the immediate effects of fewer uninsured residents, the 2009 study echoed bolstered previous findings, which showed that: Medicaid spending generates economic activity,… more
The Perils of Foregoing Medicaid Expansion
| July 5, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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With the Supreme Court ruling that the federal government could not penalize states for opting out of Medicaid expansion, Florida, South Carolina, Iowa and Louisiana have already declared that they will forego expansion. Several other states are also mulling the idea, as legislators are tripping over themselves trying to distance… more
Thoughts on the Morning After the Supreme Court’s Ruling
| July 3, 2012 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Legislation/Policy, Special Features |
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Having read the majority and dissenting opinions in NFIB v. Sebelius over the last day, I am left with the following thoughts. First, all the Justices developed a deep understanding of health policy and the extraordinary challenges facing Congress in constructing health reforms across the minefield of conflicting interests. Second,… more
Affordable Care Act Ruled Constitutional
| June 28, 2012 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Blog |
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Today the Supreme Court ratified 100 years of efforts to assure that every American has access to medical care. These are efforts from Democratic and Republican Presidents, Governors and legislative leaders from Presidents Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt through Presidents Truman, Nixon and Clinton, from California Governors Earl Warren and Arnold… more
Supreme Court Decision Could Cost Health Plans $1T in Loss Revenue
| May 17, 2012 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
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The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the ACA in June. The decision ahead could: (1) uphold the law (2) over turn only part of the legislation (i.e. the individual mandate), or (3) strike down the bill in its entirety. A recent report by Bloomberg Government… more
Dept of HHS v Florida: A Summary
| March 28, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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The Supreme Court heard arguments on the ACA for a record 6 hours spanning 3 days. Eight of the nine Justices heatedly exchanged questions and comments in a unusually charged atmosphere; Justice Clarence Thomas, who has staunchly gone over five years without asking a question, did not break that record… more
SCOTUS to Begin Hearings on ACA
| March 26, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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This morning, the Supreme Court began 3 days of oral arguments over the 2-year old Affordable Care Act with a 90-minute debate on whether the Court has the authority to hear the case, since the penalties for not having insurance will not come into effect until April 2015. Under the… more
Thoughts on the Sevensky v. Holder Ruling and the Constitutionality of the ACA
| November 9, 2011 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Blog, Legislation Policy News |
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If you want a lucid and easily understandable analysis 0f the constitutionality of the ACA, read Judge Silberman’s opinion and analysis in Sevensky v. Holder #11-5047 (DC Court of Appeals November 8, 2011). The issue the court is addressing is whether the individual mandate/shared responsibility is unconstitutional under the Commerce… more
6th Circuit Court Upholds Individual Mandate
| June 29, 2011 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ACA’s individual mandate, which requires most Americans to have health insurance. The 6th Circuit upheld a lower court ruling in a suit brought by the Thomas More Law Center. The three-judge panel, which includes two Republican nominees, voted 2-1 in favor of… more
