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The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release:. Many U.S. states experienced winter weather conditions this fall even though the season's official start is Saturday, Dec. 21, meaning months of snow, ice and frigid temperatures lay ahead. To protect your residence and car, as well as minimizing your risks of sustaining property damage…

Charles E. Grassley, R- Iowa, issued the following statement regarding the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate:. “In 2012, the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, despite serious constitutional issues with the federal government forcing Americans to purchase a product from a private…

–Vistra Energy today announced it has joined the Climate Leadership Council as a founding member. Founding members of the CLC include five oil and gas supermajors, the two largest automobile manufacturers in the U.S., as well as the largest telecommunications company, insurance company, and healthcare company in the world, among others. Consistent with…

The Gerontological Society of America issued the following news release:. But in the latest issue of the journal Public Policy& Aging Report from The Gerontological Society of America, experts demonstrate that through interventions that impact the aging process itself, rather than through a focus on individual diseases, the scientific community can…

The Healthcare Leadership Council issued the following news:. The U.S. House of Representatives has performed a valuable service for patients and healthcare consumers by including the repeal of medical device and health insurance taxes in a bill establishing federal spending for the remainder of the fiscal year, said the president of the Healthcare…

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Liberty Specialty Markets, a specialty and commercial insurance and reinsurance provider, which is a part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, issued the following news release:. Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Jennifer Rubin to a newly created role as Senior Underwriting Executive and Head of Terrorism…

Ben Sasse, R- Nebraska, issued the following statement after a federal appeals court ruled that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is unconstitutional:. Here's the bad news: the longer it stays on the books the longer Nebraska families are trapped under the weight of its impossibly complicated structure. Earlier this year, Senator Sasse introduced a…

Bill Cassidy, R- Louisiana, issued the following news release:. U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. announced his intention to vote against HR 1865, the 2020 domestic priorities and international assistance spending bill, that would add more than $400 billion to the deficit while failing to address key Louisiana priorities. “What it doesn't do is reform the National…

Donna Shalala, D- Florida, issued the following statement after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling declaring the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate unconstitutional:. “I am deeply disappointed with the ruling handed down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. More than 100,000 people in my district, alone, rely on this law for access to quality,…

John Barrasso, R- Wyoming, issued the following statement after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals released its ruling on the Affordable Care Act:. Most Democrats are pushing a one-size-fits-all government-run health care system fueled by higher taxes. Republicans are focused on protecting people with pre-existing conditions and lowering the cost of care.

“The GOP's hopes to destroy the ACA live another day,” Casey, D-Scranton, said in a statement. On a 2-1 vote, a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans threw out as unconstitutional the law's requirement that Americans must obtain insurance coverage. United States ruling does not affect 2020 insurance coverage for ACA plans set to take effect Jan. 1.

“The President and his GOP allies should immediately end their support, get serious and work with Democrats to build upon the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The bottom line is this: the GOP, led by President Trump and reinforced by Republicans in Congress, wants to take health care away from tens of millions of people. “The Fifth Circuit Court has punted…

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following statement regarding the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate:. “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit did what I asked it to do: hold Obamacare's individual mandate unconstitutional while protecting insurance coverage for the…

“Despite the millions of Americans who have gained health care coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act and the critical protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions, Republicans remain determined to throw out our existing health care system with no viable options to replace it. As I have said before- the Trump Administration and Republicans…

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruling that the “individual mandate” in the Affordable Care Act:. As we have argued consistently, when Congress in 2017 eliminated the tax penalty for failing to purchase health insurance but left intact the naked statutory command…