Healthcare DIVE August 19, 2020
Dive Brief:
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Republican-led case seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act on November 10, exactly one week after the presidential election, according to the court’s online docket on Wednesday.
A hearing post-election was the likeliest choice from the outset. The justices’ October schedule did not include the highly anticipated case, leaving just one day for arguments to potentially be heard before the election.
Still, Wednesday’s news does not mean the Supreme Court will make a ruling on the case in 2020. Legal experts say a final ruling is still expected next year.
Dive Insight:
The ACA court case has loomed large...