U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in challenge to California's Reproductive FACT Act A California law that requires specified facilities providing pregnancy-related services and counseling to disclose information about the availability of comprehensive reproductive health care services is currently being challenged before the United States Supreme Court. At issue in this case—NIFLA v. Becerra—are efforts by the State of California to ensure that patients receive accurate information about the availability and accessibility of free and low-cost comprehensive reproductive health services. Passed in 2015, the California’s Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care and Transparency (FACT) Act requires licensed health-care centers to notify patients of the availability ... April 5, 2018 General Amicus Briefs, Legal Advocacy, United States Supreme Court, Women's Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
Supreme Court sends contraceptive coverage under ACA case back to lower court On May 16, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned unanimous opinion announcing that it would not rule on the merits of the case regarding the contraceptive coverage requirement under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The move is seen as an effort to avoid a four-to-four deadlock. The Court instead vacated the judgments of the lower courts and instructed the courts to afford the parties an opportunity to arrive at compromise. The opinion instructs the courts to allow the parties sufficient time to resolve any outstanding issues between ... June 8, 2016 General Contraception, Legal Advocacy, United States Supreme Court, Affordable Care Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
Supreme Court to hear ACA challenge by religious nonprofits The U.S. Supreme Court announced last week that it would hear another group of court cases that challenge the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement that health plans provide a full range of contraceptive coverage to women at no cost. Under the law, religious institutions, including churches, temples and mosques, are automatically exempt from the ACA's contraceptive coverage requirement and do not have to file any paperwork. Nonprofit faith-based charities and religiously affiliated educational institutions and hospitals, however, must notify the health plan or the U.S. Department of Health and Human ... November 19, 2015 Managed Care Affordable Care Act, Contraception, United States Supreme Court, ACA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Supreme Court upholds ACA subsidies In a major victory for the Obama administration, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), reaffirming that 6.4 million people in 34 states can continue to receive subsidies to purchase health care insurance. The question in the case, King v. Burwell, was what to make of a phrase in the law that seems to say the subsidies are available only to people buying insurance on “an exchange established by the state.” Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the court’s four Democratic ... June 26, 2015 General Affordable Care Act, United States Supreme Court, ACA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Poll shows people want Congress to act to make all states eligible for ACA subsidies A new poll has found that nearly six in 10 people believe that Congress or states should act to restore health insurance subsidies if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes them down when it rules on King v. Burwell, a case that questions whether premium subsidies can be provided under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to individuals purchasing health insurance coverage on exchanges run by the federal government. The poll, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation in early January, found that 64 percent wanted Congress to act to make all states ... January 29, 2015 General Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Exchange, United States Supreme Court, ACA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Supreme Court to hear ACA subsidy case Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court unexpectedly said it will hear King v. Burwell—a case that questions whether premium subsidies can be provided under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to individuals purchasing health insurance coverage on exchanges run by the federal government. The lawsuit has the potential to affect 36 states that use the federal health care exchange, but would not change the subsidies in states like California that run their own exchanges. The decision to hear the case comes just one week before the second exchange open enrollment ... November 14, 2014 General Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Exchange, United States Supreme Court, ACA 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA files a petition with the Supreme Court to block the 10 percent physician reimbursement cut The California Medical Association (CMA) filed a petition today asking the United States Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that cleared the way for the State of California to implement a 10 percent cut to Medi-Cal provider reimbursement rates. Federal law requires that Medi-Cal patients have the same access to physicians and other health care providers as the general insured public. Despite this law, a three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled that the state could move forward with the rate cuts, passed by ... September 20, 2013 Medi-Cal Advocacy, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal Cuts, United States Supreme Court, Access to Care, Medi-Cal Lawsuit 0 0 Comment Read More »
