This week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring it a policy of the federal government to ensure that Americans with pre-existing conditions can obtain health insurance of their choice at affordable rates. The order directs specified federal agencies to “build upon existing actions to expand access to and options for affordable healthcare” and…
Read More »On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its ruling in the case of Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania, determining on a 7-2 vote that employers with a “religious or moral objection” to providing contraceptive coverage to their employees may indeed opt out of the requirement without penalty. Recall, under the Affordable Care Act…
Read More »At the eleventh hour on Thursday evening, the Trump Administration filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in its entirety is unconstitutional after Congress eliminated the individual tax penalty in late 2017. In the brief, Solicitor General Noel Francisco stated that all other remaining provisions of the ACA…
Read More »On Wednesday, Covered California released new data detailing open enrollment figures for the 2020 coverage year, revealing that 230,000 Californians have selected a plan as of December 16. This figure represents an increase of approximately 16 percent compared to last year’s open enrollment period at this point in time. More than 1.15 million existing consumers…
Read More »The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans on Wednesday struck down the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, ruling on a 2-1 vote that the coverage requirement was unconstitutional after Congress in 2017 eliminated the tax penalty that was intended to enforce it. Despite ruling against a core component of the…
Read More »A recent report by the UC Berkeley Labor Center and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research projects California’s recently passed health care policies will both lower the prices in the individual insurance market and keep steady the number of uninsured in California. The report, “California’s Steps to Expand Health Coverage and Improve Affordability: Who…
Read More »The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) recently published a report exploring trends in health insurance coverage for California children and the adults they live and interact with, as well as recent research on the effects of Medicaid expansion related to family well-being. The report seeks to gain a better understanding of the impact of…
Read More »A new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research recently found that Latinos in California continue to fall behind other racial and ethnic groups in coverage and access to healthcare despite significant health insurance coverage gains provided under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to the center, Latinos in California are less likely…
Read More »This week, the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) and 35 cities and counties throughout the country filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for the case State of Texas v. United States, which may determine the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Recall, in December 2018,…
Read More »On Monday, the Trump Administration reversed its previous position on ongoing litigation related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), asking a federal appeals court to strike down the act in its entirety. Recall, in December 2018, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of Texas ruled in favor of a group of Republican attorneys general and governors,…
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