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Affordable Care Act

U.S. federal statute also known as Obamacare

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April 2025	Constitutional challenges to the Affordable Care Act Supreme Court heard arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. ACA Preventive Services Are Back at the Supreme Court: Kennedy v. Braidwood \| KFF www.kff.org Supreme Court Preview: Kennedy v. Braidwood Management and the Fate of Preventive Services Under the ACA - O'Neill : O'Neill oneill.law.georgetown.edu
January 2025	Constitutional challenges to the Affordable Care Act Supreme Court certified the government's petition in Becerra v. Braidwood Management to be heard in 2025. Braidwood Management, Inc. et al. v. Xavier Becerra et al. - Health Care Litigation Tracker litigationtracker.law.georgetown.edu Braidwood Management, Inc. v. Becerra - SCOTUSblog www.scotusblog.com
January 2025	Constitutional challenges to the Affordable Care Act Supreme Court accepted the case Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. regarding HIV-prevention drug coverage. ACA Preventive Services Are Back at the Supreme Court: Kennedy v. Braidwood \| KFF www.kff.org Kennedy v. Braidwood challenge to ACA could upend preventive care www.statnews.com
2024	Affordable Care Act During the United States presidential debates, Donald Trump proposed modifying or removing sections of the Affordable Care Act, stating he has specific 'proposals' for changes.
2024	Affordable Care Act At the Democratic National Convention, Obama noted the declining use of the term 'Obamacare', suggesting its negative connotation had diminished.
June 2024	Constitutional challenges to the Affordable Care Act Fifth Circuit upheld O'Connor's ruling, stating that the United States Preventive Services Task Force requirements were unconstitutional.
December 2023	Affordable Care Act A Morning Consult poll of registered voters found 57% approved of the Affordable Care Act, with support varying by party: 85% of Democrats, 56% of independents, and 28% of Republicans supported the law.
July 1 2023	Medicaid coverage gap Medicaid expansion was implemented, extending coverage to 42,500 new adult and nonelderly South Dakotans.
June 2023	Affordable Care Act North Carolina expected to implement Medicaid expansion through legislative action signed by Governor Roy Cooper.
March 2023	Affordable Care Act Judge Reed O'Connor of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that the ACA's provisions for contraceptives, HIV testing, and various health screenings violated religious exercise freedoms, placing an injunction on that portion of the law. The Biden administration planned to appeal the decision.
2022	Affordable Care Act The Inflation Reduction Act introduced a continuation of the health insurance subsidies first expanded in the American Rescue Plan Act.
2022	Affordable Care Act The 'Cadillac tax' on high-cost employer health plans was again delayed, following previous postponements.
2022	Medicaid coverage gap Constitutional Amendment D passed with 56.2% voter support, setting the stage for Medicaid expansion.
September 2022	Constitutional challenges to the Affordable Care Act Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that legal requirements to cover HIV-prevention drugs in the ACA violate the Constitution.
September 2022	Medicaid coverage gap During the gubernatorial election debate, Governor Kristi Noem stated she would implement Medicaid expansion if passed by ballot initiative.
February 15 2022	Medicaid coverage gap Republican-led South Dakota Senate voted against State Senator Wayne Steinhauer's proposal to expand Medicaid, with a 12-13 vote.
2021	Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. Senator Cory Booker introduced the Do No Harm Act to reverse the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.
2021	Affordable Care Act A study found a significant decline in mortality rates in states that opted into the Medicaid expansion program, with approximately 15,600 excess deaths attributed to non-expansion states from 2014 through 2017.
2021	Affordable Care Act The American Rescue Plan Act was enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, expanding subsidies for marketplace health plans.
October 1 2021	Affordable Care Act Missouri implemented Medicaid expansion through a constitutional amendment, with coverage retroactive to July 1, 2021.
July 1 2021	Affordable Care Act Oklahoma implemented Medicaid expansion through a state question, increasing healthcare coverage.
July 1 2021	Medicaid coverage gap Oklahoma implements Medicaid expansion following the narrow passage of State Question 802, with Stitt withdrawing his previous healthcare proposal.
June 17 2021	Constitutional challenges to the Affordable Care Act Supreme Court ruled in California v. Texas that the plaintiff states did not have standing to challenge the individual mandate provision.
June 17 2021	California v. Texas Supreme Court issued a 7-2 ruling, reversing the Fifth Circuit's ruling and concluding that Texas and plaintiff states lacked standing to challenge the individual mandate.
June 17 2021	Affordable Care Act The Supreme Court rejected the challenge in a 7-2 decision, ruling that Texas and other plaintiff states did not have standing to challenge the provision, thus leaving the Affordable Care Act fully intact.
June 17 2021	California v. Texas Supreme Court issues a 7-2 decision in California v. Texas, ruling that Texas and other states challenging the individual mandate did not have legal standing, effectively leaving the Affordable Care Act intact.
May 2021	Medicaid coverage gap Dakotans for Health unsuccessfully challenged the resolution in the South Dakota Supreme Court.
March 2021	Medicaid coverage gap The American Rescue Plan Act was passed, providing additional federal funding to incentivize the remaining non-expansion states to adopt Medicaid expansion by covering an extra 5 percent of state expenditures.
March 2021	Medicaid coverage gap South Dakota Senate voted to expedite voting on Medicaid expansion, moving the ballot measure from the 2022 general election to the 2022 primaries as Constitutional Amendment C.
February 2021	California v. Texas Department of Justice under Biden submitted an amicus brief asserting the Affordable Care Act is constitutional and the mandate is severable.
2020	Provisions of the Affordable Care Act Final phased provisions of the Affordable Care Act were implemented, completing the comprehensive healthcare reform timeline initiated in 2010.
2020	National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius The Supreme Court agreed to hear California v. Texas during the 2020-21 term, addressing the constitutionality of the ACA after the elimination of the individual mandate.
2020	American Health Care Act of 2017 CBO projected a 50% increase in average premiums in non-group/non-employer-based marketplaces and an estimated 27 million additional uninsured Americans, with approximately half the U.S. population potentially living in areas with no insurers participating in the marketplaces.
2020	Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Medicare Part D 'donut hole' fully closed. Government to provide up to 75% discount on brand-name and generic drugs.
2020	Affordable Care Act A Treasury Department study using a randomized controlled trial found that obtaining health insurance reduced mortality by 12 percent over two years, potentially saving 700 lives.
2020	Affordable Care Act The Medicare Part D 'doughnut hole' coverage gap was fully closed, meaning participants would receive full coverage for prescription drugs after exhausting their initial coverage.
2020	Affordable Care Act Further Consolidated Appropriations Act completely repealed the excise tax on high-cost health plans that was originally scheduled for implementation.
2020	Affordable Care Act Federal government's contribution to Medicaid expansion costs stabilized at 90% of increased expenses, which was to remain constant for subsequent years.
2020	Medicaid coverage gap Federal government stabilized its contribution to Medicaid expansion states at 90% of additional costs, completing the planned funding reduction.
November 10 2020	California v. Texas Oral arguments were heard, with observers noting that Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kavanaugh seemed to accept severability arguments.
October 1 2020	Affordable Care Act Nebraska implemented Medicaid expansion through a state initiative.
September 2020	Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passes away, with her dissent in this case being her last authored opinion before her death.
July 2020	Zubik v. Burwell Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision upholding the new HHS rules in the Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania case.
July 8 2020	Affordable Care Act The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania that employers with religious or moral objections can exclude contraceptive coverage from employee insurance plans. Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the majority opinion.
July 8 2020	Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues ruling, finding HHS rules valid with a 7-2 majority opinion written by Justice Clarence Thomas. The decision reverses the Third Circuit decision and remands the case for review.
July 8 2020	Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules 7-2 in Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, validating the new HHS rules and determining the departments had authority to create religious exemptions.
June 25 2020	California v. Texas Trump administration's Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco filed a brief arguing the individual mandate is unconstitutional and should be struck down entirely.
May 2020	Zubik v. Burwell Supreme Court heard the case Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania.
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