Becker's Healthcare December 17, 2018
Kelly Gooch

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the entire ACA is unconstitutional, and a fight against the ruling is expected to ensue, according to The New York Times.

Eight things to know:

1. The Dec. 14 ruling is on Texas v. United States, a lawsuit filed by 20 states seeking to undo the ACA. States joining the lawsuit with Texas are Wisconsin, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia.

2. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in his ruling said the individual mandate requiring people to have health insurance “can no longer be sustained as an exercise of Congress’ tax power,” according to the...

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