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2020 saw the courts continuing to play an important role in health policy with several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare payment policies, price transparency, how the Medicaid program can change and whether Medicaid beneficiaries can sue over curtailed benefits, and immigration changes affecting access to programs like Medicaid. In 2021, the courts will continue to play an important role.
Cases Related to the Affordable Care Act
Texas v. United States
. In April 2018, a group of Republican-controlled states and two Texas residents argued that the entire ACA became unconstitutional when Congress eliminated the penalty for individuals who fail to obtain health insurance, known as the individual mandate. The initial ruling was that the provision was now unconstitutional. The case was then appealed. On February 14, 2019
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This week, we take a look at two Ninth Circuit decisions tracing the limits of federal courts’ jurisdiction. In the first, the Court addressed the Article III requirements that public interest organizations must satisfy in challenging alleged false advertising. In the second, the Court considered how the diversity statute’s amount-in-controversy requirement may be satisfied when a party seeks to enforce an arbitrator’s subpoena.
The Court holds that two organizations seeking to challenge a defendant s allegedly false advertisements lacked Article III standing because they failed to demonstrate the advertisements caused them to divert their resources.
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Maine official warns against Affordable Care Act enrollment scams We ve received complaints from consumers who purchased plans they thought provided comprehensive coverage, but that actually have very limited benefits, says Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa.
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Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa is urging residents who don’t have health insurance to buy coverage during the special Affordable Care Act open enrollment period that runs until May 15, but he also warned them to be aware of potentially deceptive sales practices.
“Mainers should be sure to use trustworthy sources to get the best health care coverage at the best price,” Cioppa said in a news release. “We’ve received complaints from consumers who purchased plans they thought provided comprehensive coverage, but that actually have very limited benefits.”
Insurers are asking the Supreme Court on cost-sharing reduction payments. (Getty/BrianPIrwin)
Two insurers are urging the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision that they say could prevent many plans from receiving the full amount in owed cost-sharing reduction payments.
In a filing with the court (PDF) this week, Maine Community Health Options and Community Health Choice argue that the decision allows the government to avoid paying out its full obligation in CSR payments under the Affordable Care Act.
In the August 2020 ruling, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit says that the Supreme Court s ruling that mandated the government pay back-owed risk corridor payments meant CSR payments were also mandatory.