District Judge Carl J. Nichols rejected the ideas that the hospitals, insurance companies and even consumers would somehow be harmed by Americans seeing the real prices of services and health care, as they do with everything else they buy. The American Hospital Association vowed to appeal the ruling, which Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar…
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Greg Gianforte, R- Montana, issued the following news release:. Congressman Greg Gianforte introduced legislation to continue the telehealth policies implemented by the Trump Administration and through the CARES Act, while advancing access to emerging technology for seniors especially in rural areas. In February, he introduced bipartisan legislation to…
Diana DeGette, D- Colorado, issued the following news release:. Diana DeGette, Frank Pallone, Jr. and Anna G. Eshoo- who serve as senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee- released the findings of a year-long committee investigation into health insurers' practice of selling so-called “junk health care plans” that offer consumers no real coverage.
“Not even a pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 120,000 Americans is enough to stop Trump's reckless attacks on our health care,” said Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesman Andres Anzola. Democrats in Congress are working on new legislation to lower costs, expand coverage, and strengthen protections for pre-existing conditions.
The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news:. Ahead of deadline for briefs in the lawsuit to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act and with it important consumer protections like those for people with pre-existing conditions, a reminder that Senator Tillis has already thrown his support behind this lawsuit. When asked specifically…
The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release:. The last day for the Trump administration and their Republican allies to file briefs in their case to strike down the Affordable Care Act which was “sparked” by Senator Susan Collins' vote for the 2017 GOP tax law. While Collins has tried to distance herself from the lawsuit, she had full knowledge that…
Congressman Frank Lucas released the following statement after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized a proposed rule to amend burdensome inter-affiliate swap margin requirements. “In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, Congress hurriedly mandated that regulators establish…
The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release:. A new study shows that over 558,000 Louisianans could lose their health coverage if the Supreme Court sides with Donald Trump and Jeff Landry's lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act in the midst of the pandemic. “As record numbers are losing their employer-based insurance, Louisianans…
The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys proudly announces that University of Richmond School of Law Professor Leigh Melton, JD; Amanda Bird, Esq.; and Lauren Ritter, Esq., are the recipients of the 2020 John J. Regan Writing Award for their article, ” Observing the NOTICE Act,” published in the Spring 2019 NAELA Journal. The Regan Writing Award was established in 1996…
Kim Reynolds, R- Iowa, issued the following news release:. NOW THEREFORE, I, KIMBERLY K. ReyNOLDS, Governor of the State of Iowa, by the power and authority vested in me by the Iowa Constitution, Art. IV, Sec.Sec. 1, 8 and Iowa Code Sec.Sec. 29 C.6, 135.140, and 135.144 do hereby proclaim a STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER EMERGENCY continues to exist throughout the entire state…
As COVID-19 surges in Florida and more than 20 other states, the Trump administration is filing briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of repealing the Affordable Care Act. Republican Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is also joining this lawsuit against the ACA, despite the fact that more people in Florida signed up for the ACA's marketplace than…
The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news:. Phil Murphy released the following statement:. During a fundraiser this week, President Obama called out Republican governors for giving up billions in federal dollars and blocking Medicaid expansion in their states.
Martha McSally is still standing by Republicans' health care lawsuit, as the Trump administration is expected to recommit to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and national Republicans' effort to end coverage protections and let insurance companies hike prices for older Americans and people with pre-existing conditions. Republicans' end-goal would…
Sen. Hassan Statement on Trump Administration Doubling Down on Efforts to Repeal Affordable Care Act
Maggie Hassan, D- New Hampshire, issued the following statement:. With the Trump administration expected to formally file a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court backing a Republican-led lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act. Along with expanding insurance coverage to millions of Americans, the Affordable Care Act also created the Centers for Disease…
Public Citizen also issued an update highlighting that seven insurers were previously scheduled to end assistance by June 1, but all subsequently extended their waivers due to pressure from journalists and groups. The current list of insurers with offers set to expire for patients at the end of June include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross Blue…
Maxine Waters, D- California, chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 25:. Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay, Chair of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, and Congressman Juan Vargas, sent a letter to Ben Carson,…
Stephen Sisolak, D- Nevada, issued the following news release on June 24:. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak issued a mandatory face covering policy for all Nevadans and visitors by signing Directive 024.. For Nevada to stay safe and stay open, we must make face coverings a routine part of our daily life. “
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Scrap ACA
Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has sickened more than 2.4 million Americans, the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, arguing the individual mandate has been made unconstitutional due to recent tax legislation.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D- California, issued the following statement after the Trump administration filed its brief in the health care lawsuit before the Supreme Court, asking the justices to strike down the entirety of the Affordable Care Act:. “President Trump and the Republicans' campaign to rip away the protections and benefits of the Affordable Care…
