Biff_Poindexter
Diamond Member
Obamacare had an unusually good day at the Supreme Court
I distinctly remember Trump during the campaign saying his healthcare plan would cover more people, for lower costs and with higher quality than Obamacare -- and then Trumpcare failed to get over 15% public support and it died in the Senate....nothing else has been done in the name of Trumpcare since...
Now after multiple votes to repeal Obamacare and multiple efforts to weaken Obamacare, once again Obamacare is back before the Supreme Court -- and once again, Obamacare had a good day in the courts....
"A trio of Supreme Court cases consolidated under the name Maine Community Health Options v. United States ...And during arguments Tuesday, a majority of the justices appeared to treat Maine Community as what it is — a difficult dispute about how the government makes promises and whether it is required to keep them, rather than as an opportunity to retreat into partisan camps."
Basically this is about $12B in payments to health insurers under a program known as “risk corridors" -- basically its an subsidy paid to insurance companies to get them to participate in the Obamacare exchange -- and after insurance companies agreed to this, Congress later put in a provision that would prevent the government from paying most of the payments -- because, freedom...and also because special tax credits for private jet owners and stuff are more important..So now the health insurance companies are suing for payment.
"A bipartisan mix of justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Justice Samuel Alito, all had difficult questions for Paul Clement, the lawyer representing the insurers. Ginsburg [who will soon die hopefully], in particular, asked whether Obamacare’s language, which provides that the government “shall pay” its obligations under the risk corridor program, also permits the insurance companies to sue the government if the money is not paid. Yet only Alito appeared to be a certain vote against the insurers. By the end of arguments, six justices — Roberts and Ginsburg, plus Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Brett Kavanaugh — all appeared likely to rule in favor of the insurers. Neither Justice Clarence Thomas nor Justice Neil Gorsuch spoke up during the session"
When is Trumpcare rolling back out again???
I distinctly remember Trump during the campaign saying his healthcare plan would cover more people, for lower costs and with higher quality than Obamacare -- and then Trumpcare failed to get over 15% public support and it died in the Senate....nothing else has been done in the name of Trumpcare since...
Now after multiple votes to repeal Obamacare and multiple efforts to weaken Obamacare, once again Obamacare is back before the Supreme Court -- and once again, Obamacare had a good day in the courts....
"A trio of Supreme Court cases consolidated under the name Maine Community Health Options v. United States ...And during arguments Tuesday, a majority of the justices appeared to treat Maine Community as what it is — a difficult dispute about how the government makes promises and whether it is required to keep them, rather than as an opportunity to retreat into partisan camps."
Basically this is about $12B in payments to health insurers under a program known as “risk corridors" -- basically its an subsidy paid to insurance companies to get them to participate in the Obamacare exchange -- and after insurance companies agreed to this, Congress later put in a provision that would prevent the government from paying most of the payments -- because, freedom...and also because special tax credits for private jet owners and stuff are more important..So now the health insurance companies are suing for payment.
"A bipartisan mix of justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Justice Samuel Alito, all had difficult questions for Paul Clement, the lawyer representing the insurers. Ginsburg [who will soon die hopefully], in particular, asked whether Obamacare’s language, which provides that the government “shall pay” its obligations under the risk corridor program, also permits the insurance companies to sue the government if the money is not paid. Yet only Alito appeared to be a certain vote against the insurers. By the end of arguments, six justices — Roberts and Ginsburg, plus Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Brett Kavanaugh — all appeared likely to rule in favor of the insurers. Neither Justice Clarence Thomas nor Justice Neil Gorsuch spoke up during the session"
When is Trumpcare rolling back out again???
