New Health Law Court Decisions Could Have Limited Political Impact
Analysts say it's hard to see either party broadly benefiting in the fall elections.
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Analysts say it's hard to see either party broadly benefiting in the fall elections.
The D.C. circuit struck down the administration's decision to offer financial help for lower-income consumers buying coverage on the federal insurance marketplace. But the 4th Circuit court in Richmond, Va., said the subsidies were valid.
But the bill that would reverse the Hobby Lobby court ruling is not expected to pass a crucial voting test Wednesday.
If the justices thought they were creating a clear path for others to follow, they were wrong.
Advocates on both sides of the debate think the Hobby Lobby ruling could help their causes.
State laws and an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruling may come into play.
Critics of the 5-4 decision argued it curbs women's freedom to make appropriate contraceptive decisions.
Many health plans could be affected by the coming high court ruling on cases challenging the mandate to provide specific types of contraception.
The health systems serving veterans and military members are separate but both are under scrutiny.
Some embattled Democrats see Medicaid expansion as a winning issue.
According to a new survey, emergency rooms doctors say crowding is caused by insured people who can't find a doctor to treat them.
Friday was the last day for people with something to say about the new federal health law to file briefs in the huge multistate lawsuit in Florida challenging its constitutionality and supporters as well as opponents chimed in.
When health insurance companies delivered the bad news this fall about next year's premium increases, many blamed the new health overhaul law. But industry experts say that the health law accounts for only a small part of the increases.
Three top pollsters - two Democrats and a Republican - have very different takes on what impact the health law will have on the election.
President Obama signed the health law in March and told voters to read up on it. But opponents of the law have done most of the educating on what it means, sometimes in ads with false claims.
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