In the Midst of a Pandemic, the Validity of the Affordable Care Act will be Revisited this Fall
Lexology August 6, 2020
The Supreme Court’s October Term 2019 undoubtedly was a blockbuster one, both for its decisions and atypical length, but let us not forget a colossal case that looms next term, just over the summer horizon. In the fall, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in California v. Texas—a case that revisits the validity of the Affordable Care Act, one of the most impactful and controversial laws of the 21st century. How the Court handles this case in a world stricken by the COVID-19 pandemic will have huge implications for virtually all Americans, not to mention payers who sell products in the marketplaces created by the ACA or who serve states that expanded Medicaid.
California v. Texas is the historic 2012...