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In the landmark cases challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the United States Supreme Court, on June 28, 2012, upheld the constitutionality of the Act’s individual mandate (which requires all individuals (with certain exceptions) to either procure a certain minimum level of health insurance coverage or pay a penalty) and the Act’s requirement that States add new categories of beneficiaries to their Medicaid programs (as long as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services was precluded from withholding all funds for failure to implement the expansion).
Since the Affordable Care Act was enacted in 2010, Covington & Burling has been helping clients understand the statute, analyze and comment on hundreds of proposed rules, and monitor the litigation challenging some of its provisions. When the cases reached the Supreme Court, we were honored that the Court appointed one of our partners, Robert Long, to brief and argue one of the issues in the case. In the aftermath of the decision, which affects not only the health care and life sciences industries, but also virtually every employer, we are working with clients to assess the impact of the decision, to engage in the regulatory process at key agencies and the legislative process on the Hill, and to take steps to overcome the challenges and seize the opportunities created by the ACA.
More information on Covington’s capabilities can be found here. Below are links to the Court’s opinion, analysis from Covington, and other useful resources.
Covington Analysis of the Supreme Court’s ACA Decision
Additional ACA Resources
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