Wisconsin is no longer a part of a multistate lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law passed under then-President Barack Obama.
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Evers says he will order change in ‘stance’ in lawsuit
Gov. Tony Evers says he will be sending a letter to Attorney General Josh Kaul this week calling for Wisconsin to "change our stance" in a multi-state lawsuit seeking the repeal of the federal health care law.
Read More »Schimel doubts state will join health care lawsuit
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says he doubts he'll join a lawsuit seeking to force President Donald Trump's administration to make health care subsidy payments.
Read More »Wisconsin health care groups concerned about self insurance (UPDATE)
A group of health care stakeholders have asked Gov. Scott Walker to consider how self-insuring state workers could affect Wisconsin's economy and its health care market.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: Appeals court gets it right in complex case of statutory construction
The Court of Appeals recently tackled the novel question of whether an employee of a health care organization can access a patient’s records without the patient’s consent.
Read More »Jury awards software company nearly $1 billion in damages
A federal jury in Wisconsin has awarded health care software firm Epic nearly $1 billion in damages in its lawsuit against an Indian firm it had accused of stealing trade secrets.
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 »Report: Insurers skirt health law’s protections for women
Some insurance plans offered on the health overhaul law's new marketplaces violate the law's requirements for women's health, according to a new report from a women's legal advocacy group.
Read More »Meaning of 4 words at center of high court health law fight
The U.S. Supreme Court next week hears a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that hinges on just four words in the massive law that seeks to dramatically reduce the ranks of the uninsured.
Read More »State appeals court rules on doctor obligations (UPDATE)
The government has no constitutional obligation to provide health care to patients in state doctors' care, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
Read More »Health records denial highlights open records challenges
After promising not to withhold government information over "speculative or abstract fears," the Obama administration has concluded it will not publicly disclose federal records that could shed light on the security of the government's health care website because doing so could "potentially" allow hackers to break in.
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 »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.
Countdown is on for federal health care mandate
As you toast the New Year, health care reform will probably be the last thing on your mind. But for many employers, the start of 2014 signals the start of new compliance obligations as well as the first real health care reform countdown – to 2015.
Read More »Court erases order to honor health care plans
A state appeals court has erased an order forcing the city of Green Bay and Brown County to honor their police's existing health care plans.
Read More »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 »Scalia: Court shouldn’t ‘invent new minorities’
The U.S. Supreme Court is making decisions that should be left to Congress or the people, from wiretapping to "inventing" new classes of minorities, Justice Antonin Scalia said Monday.
Read More »Republicans accuse Obama of being indifferent to the rule of law
In the courts of law and public opinion, congressional Republicans increasingly accuse President Barack Obama of exceeding his constitutional authority for the benefit of special interests, most recently by delaying a requirement for businesses to provide health care for their workers.
Read More »ACA employer mandate delayed one year
Enforcement of the federal health care law mandate requiring employers to provide health care coverage to workers or face a fine has been delayed for a year, the Obama administration announced Tuesday.
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.
Justice Kennedy: Congress should hash out hot-button issues, not us
The U.S. Supreme Court has seen a dramatic increase in blockbuster cases on its docket, hearing highly politicized issues such as affirmative action, same-sex marriage, campaign finance rules, immigration and health care.
Major changes affecting health information privacy
Health care reform. Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act. Whichever term you use, privacy and protection of personal health information is one area of concern to insurers, health care providers, employers and individuals alike.
Read More »Government agency issues contraceptive coverage rule
The Obama administration has issued a proposed rule under the federal health care law that would allow certain religious organizations to opt-out of providing mandatory contraceptive coverage to employees. But the rule also would allow employees to obtain outside coverage with no co-pays and at no cost to the organizations.
Read More »Federal judge blocks birth control mandate
A federal judge in Chicago has temporarily blocked the U.S. government from requiring an Illinois for-profit company to provide health insurance that covers birth control.
Read More »Obama administration moves forward on health care regulations
The Obama administration has issued proposed rules under the Affordable Care Act that prohibit insurers from discriminating against people with preexisting health conditions and that outline policies and standards for health benefit plans and wellness programs, agency officials announced.
Read More »Obamacare should spur legal work
The re-election of President Barack Obama can mean only one thing: Obamacare should move forward with all due speed.
Read More »Secunda on what second Obama term means for labor, employment law; Barnes on health care access, payment
In light of President Obama’s resounding re-election victory last night, and other developments in political races down the ticket, here are some of my initial thoughts on what might happen in the labor and employment law area during a second Obama administration.
Read More »Scalia opines on canons of interpretation
In the most anticipated decision of the U.S. Supreme Court’s last term, the fate of the American health care system hinged on the meaning of a single word: “penalty.”