Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act *

USA - June 28 2012
Today, in an historic and much anticipated decision, the Supreme Court by a vote of 5 to 4 upheld the constitutionality of the "individual mandate," a key component of President Obama’s health care reform package, commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act.

Co-authors: Robert P. Charrow, Nancy Taylor.

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Budget Control Act of 2011: what to expect from Congress’ ‘super committee’ *

USA - August 12 2011
In recent weeks, much of the nation’s attention was focused on the negotiations between the White House and Congress over the conditions under which Congress would pass legislation to raise the federal government’s statutory borrowing authority.

Co-authors: Michael E. Williams, J. Daniel Walsh.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services to release proposed rule relating to accountable care organizations (ACOs) in Medicare *

USA - March 11 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expected to release a proposed rule relating to Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare in the near future.

Co-authors: Joseph F. Coniglio, John Huffman.

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Summary of State of Florida, by and through Attorney General Pam Bondi, et. al.1 v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et. al. *

USA - February 2 2011
This case challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (Pub. L. No. 111-148 as amended by Pub. L. No. 111-152) (March 23, 2010) was brought by the attorneys generals and/or governors of 26 states, two private citizens (the “individual plaintiffs”) and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

Co-authors: Nancy Taylor.

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Commonwealth of Virginia ex rel. Cuccinelli v. Sebelius *

USA - December 13 2010
Judge Henry Hudson issued his ruling yesterday on Virginia’s challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Co-authors: Nancy Taylor.

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