Status of Legal Challenges to HHS Title X Family Planning Rule as of July 2, 2019
Map detailing the status of litigation surrounding the new HHS Title X family planning rules, as of July 2, 2019.
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SCOTUS Ruling on Medina v. Planned Parenthood Will Limit Access to Care for Patients in South Carolina and Beyond
Policy WatchThe Supreme Court's ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood of the South Atlantic means that Medicaid enrollees in South Carolina, and in other states that exclude Planned Parenthood going forward, will not be able to use their Medicaid coverage to obtain any preventive services, such as contraceptive care, STI treatment and cancer screenings, at Planned Parenthood clinics.
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Measles Vaccines and Misinformation in the Courts: A Snapshot From the KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll
FeatureThe latest KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll examines misinformation related to the measles vaccine and the public’s views of the U.S. government and social media companies’ role in moderating false claims online.
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Implementing the ACA’s Medicaid-Related Health Reform Provisions After the Supreme Court’s Decision
Issue BriefOn June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A majority of the Court also found the ACA’s Medicaid expansion unconstitutionally coercive of states, while a different majority of the Court held that this issue was fully remedied by limiting the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary’s enforcement authority. The practical effect of the Court's decision makes the Medicaid expansion optional for states. This brief addresses questions…
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Is a Death Spiral Inevitable If There is No Mandate?
PerspectiveIf the Supreme Court acts within the next couple of weeks to overturn the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) while leaving the rest of the law intact, expect to hear a lot about how the individual insurance market will be destined for a "death spiral." When compared with implementing the ACA in full as planned, there's a consensus that eliminating the mandate would increase premiums and mean that far fewer of the…
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Return of Health Discrimination to Insurance Markets Could Affect Millions of People
Policy WatchWithout the ACA, there is nothing in federal law to assure people with pre-existing health conditions access to affordable individual market coverage. This post looks at how overturning the ACA would disproportionately affect older adults, younger women, and people living outside metro areas
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The Federal Courts’ Role in Implementing the Affordable Care Act
Issue BriefThis issue brief examines the federal courts' role to date in interpreting and affecting implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with a focus on the provisions that seek to expand access to affordable coverage.
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Abortion at SCOTUS: A Review of Potential Cases this Term and Possible Rulings
Issue BriefThis brief examines the implications of a Supreme Court with a solid conservative majority for two abortion cases which have pending requests for review. If the Court chooses to take these cases, abortion laws and who can legally challenge them could be affected in major ways.
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How Threatening The ACA Again Could Hurt Trump With Independent Voters
From Drew AltmanIn his Axios column, Drew Altman shows how threatening the Affordable Care Act in the U.S. Supreme Court, or overturning it, could hurt President Trump with independent voters, and says that could matter most in battleground states.
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Resource Explains Litigation Challenging State Stay at Home Orders
News ReleaseA new KFF brief provides an overview of the legal basis for state stay at home orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as current legal challenges to these orders. Stay at home orders and other mandatory social distancing measures have received broad public support, but also have drawn some public protests. Different stakeholders have brought at least 20 legal challenges claiming these orders violate the Constitution or state law. Most courts to…