Health Payer Intelligence May 7, 2020
Kelsey Waddill

At the heart of the debate over the ACA lies the question of whether or not the individual mandate to purchase health insurance was a choice.

The coalition of Democrat states led by California and the House of Representatives filed their briefs in defense of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) just ahead of the May 6 deadline, while the coalition of Republican states led by Texas and the White House left their brief unchanged, according to the Supreme Court docket.

“There is no need in this case for the judicial branch to reach the question of remedy at all,” the Democrat states—or the “petitioners”—argued. “But even if there were, the only remedy that would respect congressional intent would be an...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Provider, Public Exchange, States
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