Medical Xpress September 25, 2020
Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation

More than 10 years after its passage, the Affordable Care Act once more hangs in the balance. There have been plenty of near misses before, including previous Supreme Court appearances and Congressional votes. Yet in the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, this time around Republicans may finally be successful in undoing the Obama Administration’s signature achievement. Hearings before the Supreme Court are scheduled to begin on Nov. 10 on whether a change in tax law makes the ACA unconstitutional.

The ACA can be improved in many ways, as I have written elsewhere. Yet if the Supreme Court strikes down the ACA, it seems unlikely to me that a meaningful replacement will be put in place among high levels...

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