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October 20, 2015 Life, Health, Disability & ERISA

Recent Court Decisions Show Fight Over ACA is Alive and Well

The battle over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is heating up again with two recent high-profile decisions. In the first case, the U.S. House of Representatives as an institution sued the executive branch over actions taken by the executive during the implementation of the ACA. This case is unique because it addresses the broader question of whether the legislative branch has the authority to sue the executive branch over how the executive implements statutes.

In U.S. House of Representatives v. Burwell, the U.S. House …

May 27, 2015 Life, Health, Disability & ERISA / Regulatory

Senate Panel to Probe Eligibility Verification Process for ACA Subsidies

The Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) has launched an inquiry into government subsidies under the Affordable Care Act available primarily in the form of advance premium tax credits. According to PSI’s letter to Secretary Burwell, the premium subsidies for last year were approximately $15 billion and are expected to reach $849 billion over the next ten years. Prompting the inquiry are concerns of improper over-payments with the goal of preventing government waste.

According to the letter, “to ensure proper oversight, the U.S. Senate Permanent …