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SCOTUS Denies Fast-track Hearing of Texas v. U.S.The ruling means the case would not reach the Supreme Court until this fall, at the earliest.
Finance
As ACA Marketplaces Stabilize, Premiums DropAn Urban Institute study found that 31 states saw a decline in premium costs for their lowest-price silver plan.
Clinical Care
Medicaid Expansion Linked to Fewer Opioid DeathsMedicaid expansion may have prevented up to 8,132 opioid overdose deaths in 2015 to 2017 in the 32 states that...
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Nearly 8.3M Selected Plans Through HealthCare.GovJust over 2 million new customers selected plans through HealthCare.gov, according to the final weekly enrollment snapshot released by CMS....
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AGs File Petition with SCOTUS for Expedited ACA ReviewDefenders of the ACA say the stakes are too high to allow the suit to ping-pong between the district and...
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One-On-One With Trump's Medicare And Medicaid Chief: Seema VermaCMS administrator speaks on a range of issues in an interview with Kaiser Health News.
Clinical Care
2019 Was a Rough Year for Rural HospitalsSince 2005, 162 rural hospitals have shuttered, with 60% of the closures occurring in southern states that did not expand...
Clinical Care
CMS Final Rule Mandates Separate Billing for Abortion Services in State ExchangesAbortion rights advocates say the new rule continues the Trump administration's 'attack on patients and their ability to obtain health...
Strategy
No End in Sight: Courts Unlikely to Resolve ACA Case Before 2020 ElectionThe appellate decision virtually guarantees that uncertainty over the sprawling Obama-era legislation will linger until 2021 or later.
Finance
Health Insurance Stocks Jump After Fifth Circuit ACA RulingCentene, Molina, and WellCare Health Plans were all trading up over 2.5% in the early trading session Thursday morning.
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ACA Ruling Dismays Hospitals, as Law's Defenders Look to Supreme CourtThe decision to remand the case to a lower court prompted swift reaction from healthcare observers.
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Appellate Court Rules ACA Individual Mandate Unconstitutional But Stops Short of Tossing Entire LawThe highly anticipated decision sends the dispute back to the lower court to further analyze which provisions of the law,...