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What's at Stake: The House v. Burwell Case

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  • Sara Collins
    Sara R. Collins

    Senior Scholar, Vice President, Health Care Coverage and Access & Tracking Health System Performance, The Commonwealth Fund

Authors
  • Sara Collins
    Sara R. Collins

    Senior Scholar, Vice President, Health Care Coverage and Access & Tracking Health System Performance, The Commonwealth Fund

On May 12, 2016, a federal judge ruled that the Obama administration could no longer pay for the Affordable Care Act’s cost-sharing reductions for low- and moderate income families, because Congress had never expressly appropriated funds for that purpose. The ruling in House v. Burwell was stayed and therefore will not take effect immediately. While the case will be appealed, it could put coverage for millions of Americans in jeopardy.

For a deeper look at how the Affordable Care Act's cost-sharing reductions affect consumers' out-of-pocket costs, read the report cited below.

For more on the case, who it affects, and how, see the two blog posts below.

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Sara R. Collins, Senior Scholar, Vice President, Health Care Coverage and Access & Tracking Health System Performance, The Commonwealth Fund

[email protected]

Citation

S. Collins, "What's At Stake? The House v. Burwell Case," To the Point, The Commonwealth Fund, May 20, 2016.