Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To ACA
Health Affairs March 2, 2020
Editor’s note: Watch for the Health Affairs March 2020 theme issue, “The Affordable Care Act Turns 10,” to be released at 4:00 PM ET this afternoon. And join us for the March 10 briefing on the issue.
On March 2, 2020, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear Texas v. United States—now refashioned as California v. Texas. This appeal was filed by a coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general, led by California. The Court also granted a conditional cross-petition filed by the plaintiffs, led by Texas, that asks the Court to uphold the district court’s decision, which declared the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) to be invalid.
Although the Court was silent on the appeal filed by the U.S....