Posts Tagged ‘health care reform’
Health Care Reform Lawsuits – Lawsuit Status and What is Being Challenged
The Washington Post reports, “Twenty-four lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordability Act are working their way through federal courts around the country.” Most of these lawsuits challenge the constitutionality of the legal requirement that most Americans have some sort of health insurance coverage by the year 2014. Legal experts are predicting one of these lawsuits will end up being decided by the United States Supreme Court.
- Summary of the Status on Lawsuits Filed Contesting Various Components of Health Care Reform Law
- Glossary of parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that are being challenged in federal lawsuits around the country.
Republicans Win House Vote On Health Care Reform Repeal
On Wednesday, January 19, 2011, Republicans kept their campaign promise to repeal President Obama’s law on health care reform. In a vote of 245 to 189, Republicans easily won.
The Washington Post reports, “Twenty-four lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordability Act are working their way through federal courts around the country.” Most of these lawsuits challenge the constitutionality of the legal requirement that most Americans have some sort of health insurance coverage by the year 2014. Legal experts are predicting one of these lawsuits will end up being decided by the United States Supreme Court.
What is at risk? If health care reform laws are repealed, we could see insurance companies once again dropping children from parents’ health insurance plans and insurance companies can continue to deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions as minor as a history of stomach or headaches. Republicans would also like to see lower caps on damage awards in medical malpractice lawsuits, currently capped at $250,000 for wrongful death and personal injuries as a result of medical malpractice.
Will new health care laws really be repealed? It seems unlikely that Republicans will succeed in a vote and get the repeal passed by the Democratic controlled Senate.
On a sad note, the vote tally shows one representative not voting: Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford.
