Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law in 5-4 Decision

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the 2010 health care law last week in a decision affirming the government's power to require that Americans have health insurance or pay a financial penalty. Read more »

Officials See Full, On-Time Medicaid Expansion by the States

Senior Obama administration officials say they are confident that states won't opt out of the health law's Medicaid expansion as they won the right to do under the Supreme Court's ruling on the overhaul. Read more »

States with Largest Uninsured Populations May Be More Likely to Opt Out of Medicaid

Any states that choose to follow the Supreme Court's ruling and opt out of the health care law's Medicaid expansion are likely to be those with a larger population of uninsured and poor people, experts said. But doing so would mean refusing huge sums of federal money, which could be difficult for most states to do. Read more »

After the Court Ruling, a Day of Reckoning for States on Exchanges

With the Supreme Court ruling on the health care law in the rearview mirror, states face increased pressure and scrutiny to get on with the job of establishing the health benefits exchanges set to launch in 2014. Read more »

CMS Opens Door to More 'Advance Payment' ACOs

Buoyed by strong interest from providers, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services officials will announce a new opportunity for providers to file applications to contract with Medicare as an "advance payment" accountable care organization. Read more »

In Sidestepping Commerce Clause, Ruling Shifts Focus to Scope of Congressional Power

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., siding with the liberal wing of the Supreme Court, sidestepped a potentially sweeping ruling on the scope of the Constitution's Commerce Clause by upholding the health care overhaul's requirement that most Americans buy insurance under Congress' taxing powers instead. Read more »