HealthLeaders Media June 18, 2021
The decision dismisses a challenge from Texas and other Republican-dominated states.
This article was first published June 18, 2021, by HR Daily Advisor, a sibling publication to HealthLeaders.
In what is being called a signal to foes of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest ruling on the health care law preserves the status quo for employers.
In a 7-2 decision, the Court found the states challenging the ACA’s legality in California v. Texas did not have standing to bring their challenge. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote the majority opinion and was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, and Clarence Thomas. Justices Samuel Alito and...