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  1. April 27, 2020

    Supreme Court Rules Congress Bilked ACA Insurers

    The federal government acted unlawfully when it reneged on a commitment to shield Affordable Care Act insurers from heavy financial losses, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.

  2. December 10, 2019

    Justices Suggest Gov't Flouted ACA Duty To Insurers

    The federal government struggled to convince the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that it doesn't have to cover the billions of dollars that insurance companies lost in the first few years of the Affordable Care Act under the health care law's "risk corridor" program.

  3. December 06, 2019

    Up Next At High Court: Affordable Care Act Returns

    The Affordable Care Act and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board are back on the docket at the U.S. Supreme Court this week as the justices consider whether the government must cover billions in losses that insurers allegedly suffered participating in the ACA, along with the appealability of certain decisions by the PTAB.

  4. October 23, 2019

    Congress Chose To Block $12B In ACA Funds, Justices Told

    Congress unequivocally blocked $12 billion in payments insurers insist they are owed under the Affordable Care Act's "risk corridors" stabilization program, the federal government has told the U.S. Supreme Court. 

  5. October 04, 2019

    5 Health Care Battles To Watch In Supreme Court's New Term

    As the U.S. Supreme Court kicks off its new term Monday, the justices are poised to take on health care cases involving some of the most controversial policy issues in the country, including abortion rights and the Affordable Care Act. Here, Law360 takes a look at a quintet of major battles to watch.

  6. September 03, 2019

    $12B ACA About-Face Unprecedented, Insurers Tell Justices

    Health insurers are urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to let the federal government get away with an alleged "bait-and-switch," telling the justices that Congress unlawfully reneged on $12 billion owed under an Affordable Care Act stabilization program.

  7. June 24, 2019

    'Bait And Switch' Or 'Bailout?' Justices Take $12B ACA Row

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to scrutinize Congress' refusal to authorize $12 billion in expected funding for an Affordable Care Act stabilization program aimed at encouraging sales by health insurance companies during the law's first few years.

  8. May 09, 2019

    ACA Insurers Deserve Zilch, Not $12B, DOJ Tells High Court

    Affordable Care Act insurers aren’t entitled to $12 billion in federal money to offset losses because Congress “specifically and unequivocally” barred funding for that purpose, the U.S. Department of Justice has told the U.S. Supreme Court.

  9. March 11, 2019

    Supreme Court Deluged With Calls To Hear $12B ACA Case

    Numerous business entities and public officials are pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to scrutinize Congress' cancellation of $12 billion in Affordable Care Act funds to health insurers, saying the move threatens vast damage to corporate trust in government.

  10. February 04, 2019

    $12B ACA Reversal Like 'Lucy And The Football,' Justices Told

    Congress committed a brazen "bait and switch" by withholding $12 billion in promised Affordable Care Act funding, health insurers told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, urging review of a Federal Circuit ruling that upheld the about-face.