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Health Affairs Blog, March 24, 2015 Anticipating the upcoming Supreme Court decision on King v. Burwell, which could halt health insurance subsidies available through the federal exchange, Republican Senators Richard Burr and Orrin Hatch joined with Representative Fred Upton to propose a comprehensive replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Patient Choice, Affordability, … [Read more...] about Joseph Antos and James C. Capretta: Unpacking The Burr-Hatch-Upton Plan

Independent Women's Forum, March 22, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the 5-year anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare. The last five years have proven that a one-size-fits-all, top-down government healthcare system doesn't work. Coinciding with the date President Obama signed ObamaCare into law, Independent Women’s Forum released a series … [Read more...] about Obamacare: Five Years of Failure

9 News, March 13, 2015 DENVER - About 190,000 Coloradans will lose access next year to health insurance plans which don't comply with the Affordable Care Act, the Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI) decided. In March of 2014, President Barack Obama decided to give states the option of allowing people on noncompliant health plans to be grandfathered in by renewing their old plans early, … [Read more...] about Brandon Rittiman: Colo. to end ACA exception for 190K people

Hoover Institute, March 17, 2015 One of the most anticipated cases of the Supreme Court’s 2014-2015 term is King v. Burwell. In it, the Supreme Court is confronted with what should be a straightforward question of statutory interpretation about the scope of subsidies available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1311 of the ACA states that “each state shall, not later than January 1, … [Read more...] about Richard Epstein: Obamacare’s Tangled Web

By Grace-Marie Turner Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in King v Burwell took a surprising turn when Justice Anthony Kennedy said he thinks there may be a constitutional question in play. Justice Kennedy expressed concern that if the federal government really intended only to give subsidies to states that built their own exchanges, it could be an “unconstitutional form … [Read more...] about Congress And The States: The Major Players In King v Burwell

By Grace-Marie Turner The Supreme Court justices had a lively discussion yesterday during arguments in King v. Burwell about who Congress intended to get health insurance subsidies and under what conditions. The central question is whether the Internal Revenue Service had the authority to write a rule authorizing subsidies to go to millions of people in the 37 states now operating under federal … [Read more...] about King v Burwell: Finding A Path Forward After An Executive Overreach

By Grace-Marie Turner Congress is busily making plans for legislative action should the latest challenge to Obamacare prevail in the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, the justices will hear arguments in King v. Burwell to decide whether the IRS had the authority to write a rule authorizing subsidies to go to millions of people in the 37 states with federal exchanges. The plaintiffs say the language … [Read more...] about Congress Planning Legislation After King v. Burwell Supreme Court Decision

Americans for Tax Reform, The Associated Press is reporting today that an "erroneous" glitch in Obamacare tax forms is causing filing season to come to a halt for 800,000 taxpayers.  Tens of thousands of these families have actually already filed and will need to file amended returns redundantly. Americans for Tax Reform can shed some light on what the "erroneous" problem is.  The affected … [Read more...] about Ryan Ellis: How Obamacare Screwed Up 800,000 Tax Returns