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The term "Individual Mandate" typically refers to a requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 that all United States residents must obtain "minimum essential... more +

The term "Individual Mandate" typically refers to a requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 that all United States residents must obtain "minimum essential healthcare coverage" unless they qualify for one of eight exemptions under the Act. The Act defines "minimum essential coverage" and levies penalties against individuals who fail to comply with the mandate. less -

Healthcare, Biologics, and Severability: Will the ACA—and the BPCIA—Survive the Latest Challenge?

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Federal Circuitry on 11/18/2020

The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (“BPCIA”) is looking alive and well after last week’s Supreme Court oral argument on the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). If you didn’t realize the BPCIA was at issue...more

Future of Biosimilars at Issue in Latest Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Case

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 11/16/2020

On Tuesday, November 10, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in California v. Texas, a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) brought by Republican Attorneys General and the Trump Administration. ...more

ACA Strike-Down: Salvaging the BPCIA via Severability

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/3/2019

Justice Reed O’Connor’s recent decision, Texas et al. v. U.S. et al., No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (E.D. Tex. Dec. 14, 2018), to strike down the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. § 18001 et seq. (2010) (the...more

Is the Affordable Care Act a House of Cards? If Yes, What Does the Recent Texas Court Decision Mean for the US Health Insurance...

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/19/2018

In an unexpectedly broad ruling issued December 14, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas declared the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) as unconstitutional in its entirety. This decision, if ultimately...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/13/2015

On Oct. 8, the House Republican caucus did not select a candidate for Speaker of the House and selection has been delayed. The current Speaker, John Boehner (R-OH), had announced that he would step down and retire from...more

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