It is not at all clear that thehigh court will take the case, although it did seek a response fromRepublican attorneys general, the plaintiffs in the case, byFriday.

You're forgiven if in the holiday rush you missed the news lastmonth that a federal appeals court in New Orleans once again putthe future of the Affordable Care Act in doubt and ordered a lowercourt to review its fate. Or if you missed the news last week thata group of Democratic state attorneys general have asked theSupreme Court to hear the case — in this term, which ends in June.That would mean a decision could come right in the middle of the2020 presidential and congressional campaigns.

It is not at all clear that the high court will take the case atthis point, although it did seek a response from Republicanattorneys general, the plaintiffs in the case, by Friday. The courtdoes not generally accept cases that come to it before lower-courtrulings are complete.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

Core and Group Health
Health Care Reform
Employer-Paid