Senate Democrats branded Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett a threat to Americans' health care during the coronavirus pandemic Monday at the start of a fast-tracked hearing that Republicans are confident will end with Barrett's confirmation to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before Election Day.
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GOP signals Wisconsin will stay in Obamacare lawsuit
One of the top officials on the state Legislature's budget-writing committee is signaling Republicans won't let Attorney General Josh Kaul pull Wisconsin out of a multistate lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act.
Read More »Analysis: Evers can’t pull Wisconsin from health lawsuit
Gov. Tony Evers lacks the authority to withdraw Wisconsin from a lawsuit seeking the repeal of the federal health-care law, an attorney for the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau said on Wednesday.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly approves pre-existing coverage bill
The Wisconsin Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill on Tuesday that would force health insurers to cover pre-existing conditions should Republicans succeed in achieving their long-held goal to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, heading off likely criticism of GOP legislators on the 2020 campaign trail.
Read More »Wisconsin senator: GOP won’t eliminate coverage guarantee
The federal guarantee of health-insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions is too politically popular to be eliminated, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said on Tuesday.
Read More »Liberal group sues Schimel over records in health lawsuit
A group is suing the state Department of Justice to obtain records related to the Affordable Care Act.
Read More »Changes to Affordable Care Act may affect entrepreneurs
As Republicans in Congress work to revise the Affordable Care Act, some members of Madison's startup and entrepreneurial community are watching closely with apprehension.
Read More »Wisconsin joins suits against Affordable Care Act fees
Wisconsin and five other states are suing the federal government and various federal agencies over a part of the Affordable Care Act that they complain has cost them millions of dollars.
Read More »Increasing the use of ACA overpayment rule in DOJ enforcement actions
The U.S. Department of Justice recently scored victories in two False Claims Act cases involving providers’ alleged failure to return overpayments as mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
Read More »US Supreme Court upholds nationwide health care law subsidies
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.
Read More »US high court takes up major fight over health law subsidies
The U.S. Supreme Court convened Wednesday to hear arguments in a major test of President Barack Obama's health overhaul that threatens insurance coverage for millions of people.
Read More »Anxiety over Supreme Court’s latest dive into health care
Nearly five years after President Barack Obama signed his health care overhaul into law, its fate is yet again in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read More »Poll: Most say restore health aid if court kills subsidies
Most Americans including significant numbers of Republicans would want lawmakers to restore federal aid for buying coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law if the U.S. Supreme Court annuls some of the subsidies, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Read More »US Supreme Court will look at ‘Obamacare’ subsidies
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law — a case that threatens subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their health insurance premiums.
Read More »Health care law keeps Shorter busy
Thomas Shorter saw his legal practice change tremendously with the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010.
Read More »US senator to appeal Obamacare lawsuit
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he plans to appeal the dismissal of his lawsuit challenging rules that call for congressional members and their employees to seek government-subsidized health insurance through small-business exchanges.
Read More »Judge tosses senator’s health care suit
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a U.S. senator's lawsuit challenging a requirement that congressional members and their staffs to obtain government-subsidized health insurance through small business exchanges, saying the senator had no grounds to sue.
Read More »Judge hears arguments in Obamacare lawsuit (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin senator on Monday argued that his lawsuit challenging rules under which congressional members and their employees can seek government-subsidized health insurance through small-business exchanges should be allowed to move forward.
Read More »Hobby Lobby ruling bodes well for nonprofits also challenging law
In a blow to the Obama administration that may hint at how a similar challenge will play out next year, the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employer-funded health care plans cover certain contraceptives at no cost to employees violates the rights of religious owners of closely-held private companies.
Read More »Krueger untangles clients’ legal concerns
Steven Krueger likes to solve problems.
Read More »Siler avoids losing by helping others grow
Mark Siler knew he wanted out of the courtroom after losing a case in law school.
Read More »US Supreme Court order adds twist to contraception mandate challenges
A one-page, nonmerits order from the U.S. Supreme Court has infused new energy into court challenges brought by nonprofit employers who claim that the Affordable Care Act’s contraception coverage requirement violates their constitutional and statutory religious rights.
Read More »Johnson, Sensenbrenner at odds over Obamacare lawsuit (UPDATE)
A Republican senator on Monday sued to stop the government from paying most of the medical insurance premiums for members of Congress and their aides who are now required to obtain coverage through the new health care law's state exchanges.
Read More »Justice delays health law’s birth control mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court has thrown a hitch into President Barack Obama's new health care law by blocking a requirement that some religion-affiliated organizations provide health insurance that includes birth control.
Affordable Care Act keeps Knudson’s phone ringing
Jennifer Knudson’s phone is ringing off the hook.
Another big year on tap at US Supreme Court
After two high court terms full of high-profile cases ranging from the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act to the fate of same-sex marriage laws, no one is calling the upcoming term a blockbuster. But perhaps they should be.
Despite delay, clock is ticking for ACA employment mandate
Businesses got a temporary reprieve in July when the Obama administration announced a yearlong delay in the enforcement of the federal requirement that employers provide health care coverage to workers or pay a fine.
Read More »US Supreme Court battle brews over contraception coverage, religious rights
Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld most of the Affordable Care Act, high court drama over the federal health care law continues.
Read More »Businesses sue IRS over employer health insurance mandate rule
A group of small businesses have filed a lawsuit challenging a rule imposed by the Internal Revenue Service under the federal health care law, alleging that the agency exceeded its authority by expanding the law’s employer mandate.
Read More »Insurers warn of ‘Obamacare’ sticker shock
Some Americans could see their insurance bills double next year as the health care overhaul law expands coverage to millions of people.