Texans Brace for Supreme Court's Health Care Ruling
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to rule on the Affordable Care Act, Texas officials, insurers and physicians are looking at potential outcomes that could keep health care reform in the spotlight for months to come.
The ruling, which will be delivered by June 28, could uphold the law, uphold parts of it but strike down provisions like the individual mandate or completely overturn the law.
No matter which decision is made, the state will continue to be involved in health care debates, said Attorney General Greg Abbott. If the law is upheld, Abbott said, there will probably be ...
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Judy Burns via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"Regardless as to"-did you say that, or did General Abbott. Regardless, terrible phrasing.
Rudy Gonzales
This is one of Obama's greatest accomplishments as the 111th Congress did the actual work of passing the Health Care Act and he signed it. This act is working already as the middle class is already benefiting from being able to keep children on their insurance till age 25. Insurance companies cannot discriminate with pre-existing conditions. Insurance Companies will have to return a stimulus style dividend on monies not used in medical procedures or care to insureds. Every insured in every state will benefit from this provision which states monies collected and not used for the patients within a certain time period, that money must be returned to the insured in the form of a rebate/stimulus. What a concept, returning money not used in medical procedures to the insured instead of filling the pockets of the CEO's and CFO's.