Fierce Health Payers May 13, 2020
Robert King

Provider and payer groups told the Supreme Court that invalidating the Affordable Care Act would completely wreck a healthcare system already under stress by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Several major groups filed “friend of the court” legal briefs on Wednesday in a federal lawsuit brought by Texas and 17 other red states seeking to get rid of the ACA. A prevailing theme throughout the briefs is that jettisoning the healthcare law would create chaos and strain the healthcare system.

“Invalidating provisions that have expanded access to health insurance coverage such as the guaranteed-issue and community rating provisions—or the entire ACA—would have a devastating impact on doctors, patients, and the American health care system in normal times,” the brief from the American...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), Govt Agencies, Insurance, Payer, Provider, Public Exchange
Payer executives expect limited change in ACA subsidies
Commercial, individual markets growing increasingly concentrated: 7 numbers to know
GAO finds private insurance market became increasingly concentrated last decade
Section 1557 Rule Mandates Identification And Mitigation Of Discriminatory Clinical Algorithms
Employer Plans Beware: Alternative Funding Programs May Be Riskier Than They Appear

Share This Article