In a major win for health insurers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 decision that the federal government owes roughly $12.3 billion to health insurers who claimed losses under the risk corridor program of the...more
4/28/2020
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Appropriations Bill ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Damages ,
Government Payments ,
Health Insurance ,
Insurance Industry ,
Land of Lincoln Mutual Health Insurance Co. v. United States ,
Maine Community Health Options v. United States ,
Moda Health Plan Inc. v. United States ,
Reimbursements ,
Remand ,
Repeal ,
Reversal ,
Risk Corridors Statute ,
SCOTUS ,
Tucker Act
What was at stake in King v. Burwell?
DH: Perhaps more than initially meets the eye. If the U.S. Supreme Court had sided with the King v. Burwell plaintiffs, federal tax subsidies to reduce the cost of insurance premiums...more
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to allow tax credits for individuals who purchase their health insurance through the federally-run insurance Exchange. Employers and...more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell does more than resolve a question of statutory construction about whether Congress intended for federal tax subsidies to be available to reduce consumer spending on...more
In our previous blog post, we evaluated the legal issues at stake in King v. Burwell. We will now examine some of the ramifications of a Supreme Court decision that goes against the Obama Administration, assuming such were to...more
6/15/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Healthcare ,
Individual Mandate ,
IRS ,
King v Burwell ,
Obama Administration ,
Political Debates ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Shared Responsibility Rule ,
State Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Subsidies ,
Tax Penalties