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Individual Mandate Supreme Court of the United States Health Insurance

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 -
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Affordable Care Act Battle Rages On: Fourth Circuit Holds Individual Mandate Is a Tax in Bankruptcy

As originally enacted, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) required most people to maintain health insurance. Those who did not maintain the required insurance were obligated to pay a “shared responsibility payment” (“SRP”),...more

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The Courts and Healthcare Policy - July 2021

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...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down 3rd Challenge to PP and ACA

On June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the third time. The ACA is a comprehensive...more

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The Supreme Court - June 17, 2021

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California v. Texas, Nos. 19-840, 19-1019:  The Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, as it is commonly known, requires individuals to maintain a minimum level of health insurance coverage. As originally passed, the Act...more

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What a Supreme Court Vacancy Could Mean for the ACA

On November 10, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in California v. Texas—formerly referred to as Texas v. United States—a case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The...more

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Additional Challenge to the Affordable Care Act

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On Wednesday, August 19, the United States Supreme Court (the Court) agreed to hear a challenge to the constitutionality of the portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires individuals to obtain qualifying health...more

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ACA Attacked By Left and Right; New Jersey’s Response

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After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision last December, declared the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual health insurance mandate unconstitutional as a result of Congress’ elimination of...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

The Return to the Supreme Court

Regular readers of this Benefits Brief will recall that there is a case challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) percolating through the courts. ...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

A Review of the Affordable Care Act at 10 Years, Part 1: The Individual Mandate

This post is the first installment in our blog series looking back on the 10-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The most controversial of the ACA's reforms has been the individual mandate, which requires that...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal on ACA’s Constitutionality

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On March 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari to hear appeals in two cases concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA): California, et al. v. Texas, et al., Case No. 19-840...more

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Supreme Court Takes Up 5th Circuit Challenge to Affordable Care Act

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On Monday, March 2, 2020, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in the consolidated cases of Texas v. California and California v. Texas, both of which address the Fifth Circuit’s decision to strike down the...more

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Uncertain Fate of Affordable Care Act and 2017 Rules Creating New Exemptions to ACA’s Contraception Coverage Requirements; New...

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On December 18, 2019 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision which the court revised on January 9, declared the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual health insurance mandate unconstitutional as...more

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Texas, et. al., v. U.S. – The Fifth Circuit Rules

As you may recall, in late September, we expected a decision from the Fifth Circuit in Texas v. United States—the case challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)—in the fall of...more

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Coalition of States Petitions for Supreme Court Review of Affordable Care Act Ruling

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On January 3, 2020, a coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia, led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review the recent Affordable Care Act...more

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WPI Insider Briefing: What Happened to Health Care Reform and Where is the Department of Labor Headed?

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Republicans hoped to mark the seventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) enactment by passing legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to dismantle it. Instead, facing the failure of a bill on the House...more

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Is PPACA on the Road to Recovery?

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Part I: Is PPACA on the Road to Recovery? The recent decision in King v. Burwell by the Supreme Court of the United States sent a strong message to critics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010...more

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King v. Burwell Aftermath: Where Does the Health Care Industry Go From Here?

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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

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Business As Usual: Supreme Court Upholds ACA Subsidies

The United States Supreme Court recently held in King v. Burwell that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) permits individuals to receive health insurance premium subsidies through federally-facilitated exchanges (in addition to...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Premium Subsidies on Federally Run Health Insurance Exchanges

On June 25, 2015, in a 6-3 majority opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed the availability of premium subsidies for health coverage purchased on Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance exchanges, regardless of whether...more

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King v. Burwell: The More You Try To Challenge Things, The More They Stay The Same

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In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision supporting the payment of subsidies by the federal government to eligible persons seeking insurance through the federal health insurance exchanges ("Exchanges") under the...more

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King v. Burwell: An Answer Arrives

Thursday’s Supreme Court decision in the King v. Burwell case can be seen as a major victory for the Obama Administration, resolving, at least for the time being, the continued implementation of the Affordable Care Act by...more

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Executive Labor Summary - June / July 2015

What are the labor implications of Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell? - On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (also known as “Obamacare”) in a 6-3 decision written by Chief...more

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Did You Know…SCOTUS Saves the Affordable Care Act (Again)

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The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated King v. Burwell decision on June 25, and (again) gave the Obama administration a huge victory by safeguarding its signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)....more

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Trenchant Analysis or Jiggery-Pokery? U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

In a 6-3 decision on June 25, 2015 in King v. Burwell, the U.S. Supreme Court held that tax credits are available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act or PPACA) to all eligible Americans,...more

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Supreme Court Upholds ACA Subsidies

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The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its King v. Burwell (pdf) decision regarding the validity of premium assistance issued by federally run insurance marketplaces....more

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