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Posted June 29, 2012 5:08 EST
MNG Contributing Health Law Expert Peter Jacobson: Concept of Health Reform Is Biggest Winner in SCOTUS Outcome
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From the beginning, the Obama administration’s health care reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) more commonly known as Obamacare, has been a political battleground. Only a few observers expected the Act would face serious constitutional challenges. Yet here we are, recounting a momentous Supreme Court decision upholding the Act’s constitutionality.
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Posted June 28, 2012 11:05 EST
UPDATE: Media Coverage Roundup of the Supreme Court's Decision on the Affordable Care Act
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The Court surprised many by upholding the centerpiece of the law and its most controversial component—the individual mandate. The mandate requires most Americans to get insurance by 2014 or pay a financial penalty. The historic ruling has received intense media coverage. Read more here.
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Posted June 28, 2012 8:43 EST
Court's Decision on ACA Allows Medicare Economic Provisions To Unfold
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The Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but that’s just the beginning of the story for health care providers and Medicare beneficiaries: Once the dust settles, they will continue preparing themselves for imminent payment cuts and premium hikes.
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Posted June 28, 2012 8:39 EST
With ACA Upheld, 'Donut Hole' Discounts Continue As Planned
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Beneficiaries who rely on Medicare for prescription drugs can breathe easy: The Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and seniors will continue saving billions on drugs. With the law upheld, seniors in the Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part D) coverage gap, more commonly known as the “donut hole,” will continue receiving the discounts the government negotiated with pharmaceutical manufacturers when the law was drafted in 2009.
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Posted June 28, 2012 5:29 EST
Fears of Medicare Advantage Catastrophe Laid to Rest with ACA Decision
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Fears about what could happen to the Medicare Advantage program without the legislative backing of the Affordable Care Act were laid to rest today after the Supreme Court made a landmark decision to uphold President Obama’s controversial health reform law.
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Posted June 28, 2012 3:52 EST
Supreme Court Decision Has No Effect on Medicare Anti-Fraud Efforts
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The Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicare anti-fraud efforts are safe. The truth is, they were probably safe anyway.
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Posted June 28, 2012 3:51 EST
Demo Projects, Innovation Center Avoid ‘Chaos’ With Supreme Court Ruling
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Medicare’s laboratory to test new ideas to improve health care can now have peace of mind after the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act. The ACA-created Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, as with all of the health care reform law’s provisions, would have been nullified if the high court found the law unconstitutional.
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