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Did the ACA reduce healthcare costs?
Affordable Care Act subsidies reduce health care costs for low-income Americans. A Stanford Medicine researcher finds that the Affordable Care Act’s insurance subsidies have protected low-income Americans against high medical costs.
Why would the Affordable Care Act not be constitutional?
Two individuals and several states, including Texas, then challenged the individual mandate as unconstitutional, arguing that because it no longer carried a penalty, it no longer qualified as a tax. They also argued that because the individual mandate is essential to the ACA, the entire statute must be struck down.
Why did the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act?
The plaintiffs’ legal argument was strategic. They directly targeted the linchpin that saved the law in 2012. The Supreme Court largely upheld the ACA in 2012 when it ruled the mandate could be considered a tax and therefore was constitutional.
What you should know about the Affordable Care Act?
Highlights of the Affordable Care Act. Bars individual and small group health plans from: Denying coverage because of pre-existing medical conditions. Rescinding coverage except in cases of fraud or intentional misrepresentation. Charging higher premiums because of health issues.
What is the penalty for Affordable Care Act?
The ACA’s individual mandate penalty, which used to be collected by the IRS on federal tax returns, was reduced to $0 after the end of 2018. In most states, people who were uninsured in 2019 or 2020 were not assessed a penalty, and that will continue to be the case for 2021.
Does the Affordable Care Act really benefit all?
The biggest benefit of the ACA is that it slows the rise of health care costs. It requires all insurance plans to cover 10 essential health benefits. Insurance companies can no longer deny anyone coverage for pre-existing conditions. It eliminates lifetime and annual coverage limits.
What is unconstitutional about the Affordable Care Act?
The Affordable Care Act is constitutional in part and unconstitutional in part. The individual mandate cannot be upheld as an exercise of Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause. That Clause authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce, not to order individuals to engage in it.