Daily Document Update: HR Compliance Library, ?46,139, State Attorney Generals argue Congress intended ACA to continue - FEDERAL NEWS, (Jun. 10, 2019)

摘要

In defense of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 19 other states and the District of Columbia, have filed a response in Texas v. U.S.-the case decided in December 2018 that ruled that the tax bill passed by Congress in December 2017 rendered the entire ACA unconstitutional. A stay was granted in the case, stopping the immediate enforcement of the ruling and allowing for appeals. Raoul and other attorney generals argue in their response that all provisions of the ACA remain valid even with the reduction of the tax penalty to zero. “Invalidating any part of the ACA would have devastating consequences for some of our most vulnerable populations, particularly children with preexisting conditions, seniors and people who rely on Medicaid for coverage,” Raoul said.