Twenty state attorneys basic filed one other lawsuit difficult the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act this week. They cost that when Congress added a provision to the December tax invoice that eliminates the tax penalty for not having medical health insurance, the whole well being legislation was invalidated. Attorneys basic have been additionally a part of the unsuccessful effort to strike down the legislation in 2012.
Meanwhile, a key Democratic suppose tank, the Center for American Progress, has launched a well being overhaul proposal that tries to bridge the divide amongst Democrats between the Affordable Care Act and a “Medicare for All” single-payer proposal. Will Democrats get on the identical web page on well being care? Or will they find yourself as break up as Republicans?
This week’s panelists for KHN’s “What the Health?” are Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Joanne Kenen of Politico.
Among the takeaways from this week’s podcast:
If the lawsuit introduced by 20 states this week towards the Affordable Care Act have been to get to the Supreme Court, it might possible be a number of years down the highway, and it’s not clear that the court docket would nonetheless appear to be it does now. The divide among the many states over well being coverage is rising once more and maybe taking the nation again to pre-ACA days. Some Democrats are starting to surprise if the ACA can work long-term and is proof against Republican efforts to sabotage it. But they haven’t but settled on a plan for a future well being care coverage that may keep away from an intra-party civil conflict. Email Sign-Up
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Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest their favourite well being tales of the week they suppose you need to learn, too.
Julie Rovner: California Healthline’s “Health Care Revamp At The L.A. County Jails,” by Anna Gorman.
Joanne Kenen: The Atlantic’s “What Are Active-Shooter Drills Doing To Kids?” by James Hamblin.
Margot Sanger-Katz: BuzzFeed News’ “The Inside Story Of How An Ivy League Food Scientist Turned Shoddy Data Into Viral Studies,” by Stephanie M. Lee.
Sarah Kliff: BuzzFeed News’ “Passengers Who Call Uber Instead Of An Ambulance Put Drivers At Risk,” by Caroline O’Donovan.
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