Controversy reigns supreme as the GOP argues that the case, Texas vs. US (formerly Texas vs. Azar) is not ready for SCOTUS' review, as the fifth district has sent the case back to Texas for reconsideration of the severability of the law. The Democrats and ACA advocates argue that uncertainty about the law should be resolved before the...National News
In a 2-1 decision by a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, the court concluded that requiring Americans to have health insurance was unconstitutional, but the panel did not take up other provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and instead returned the case to the federal district judge in...Arizona News
The lawsuit calling into question the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) constitutionality brought on by 20 red state attorneys general has made its way back into the limelight after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals asked parties involved in Texas v. United States to address three questions sent out by the office of the clerk last...Arizona News
Net losses shrink as member engagement rises for insurance start-up Oscar Health, according to its year end report released this month. And as telemedicine gains traction in the healthcare space, Oscar is not missing out with a new initiative offering members access to virtual care at anytime and anywhere through its Doctor on Call...Arizona News
A new report coming from the White House argues that the Trump administration's changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have had a beneficial effect on its marketplace. The Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) report suggests the policy mandate changes actually do not undermine the law. It is an argument against the Democratic claim that...Arizona News
The Trump administration may have met defeat in repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but the steps taken over the last two years to dismantle the legislation prove there are ramifications. The latest Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index, published last week highlighted a 2.8 percentage-point increase since 2016 in the...White Papers, E books, Reports and more
This analysis provides state-by-state estimates of the impact on insurance coverage, premiums, and mandate penalty revenues if the states were to adopt individual mandates. The work is based on the Urban Institute’s Health Insurance Policy Simulation Model, assuming each state adopts an individual mandate similar to the ACA’s
If...White Papers, E books, Reports and more
This paper from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy analyzes how insurance coverage among people with family incomes above 400 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) has changed since 2013 and what's in store for ACA exchanges when the individual mandate ends in 2019.
Includes an analysis on how insurance...Arizona News
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the coalition's legal brief in federal district court in Texas.
The Arizona Daily Star reports that the states participating are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North...National News
Exempted from the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate penalty, they've grown from 150,000 to 1.1 million enrollees.
These ministries have limited government oversight and have far more freedom to reject applicants with pre-existing conditions or claims that don't meet moral standards. Experts warn that the growth of these...National News
The Senate version touched on many issues besides taxes.
The Senate tax bill must still be reconciled with House legislation that does not include the mandate’s repeal. But that is unlikely to be a major issue, given support in the GOP conference for repealing the mandate.
No Democrats in either chamber voted for the GOP tax...National News
AAA says repealing the mandate could raise premiums, cause insurers to become insolvent or leave the market altogether. The American Academy of Actuaries, whose tagline is Objective. Independent. Effective. wrote a letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate majority leader and Chuck Schumer, Senate minority leader, to share the potential adverse...National News
Thousands of businesses, many of them small or midsize, will soon receive a letter saying that they owe the government money because they failed to offer their workers qualifying health insurance.
The first round of notices are being mailed to companies that have at least 100 full-time employees and ran afoul of the law in 2015, the...National News
Conservatives have been clamoring to use the tax plan to nix ACA’s individual mandate after Republicans failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
The Hill reports Republicans have a narrow path to get their tax plan through the Senate. With a 52-seat majority they can only afford to lose two GOP senators and still let...National News
In spite of Trump’s pronouncements, not only is the ACA not dead, there are signs that his administration is keeping it alive.
Next year, for the first time, the I.R.S. will reject your tax return when filed electronically if you do not complete the information required about whether you have coverage. If you file your tax return on...
Insurers say the infusion is critical to market stability. Trump threatens to discontinue them to bludgeon the ACA.
The administration is making the "pay or no pay" decision every month. It brings grave concerns to an industry founded on predictability of risk and cost.
Premiums will rise if the CSRs are not funded, and experts are...