Insurers Fear Consequences Of Individual Mandate Being Struck Down
The Hill writes that letting the 2010 health law stand without the individual mandate is the worst possible outcome for insurers. Meanwhile, CQ looks into the Medicaid expansion issue and demands for Kagan and Thomas to recuse themselves.
The Hill: Insurers ‘Terrified’ Of Supreme Court Ruling On Health Care Reform Law
The insurance industry is terrified that the Supreme Court will strike down the individual mandate to buy insurance next year while leaving the rest of the healthcare reform law intact. For insurers, the death of the mandate alone — one of many plausible outcomes in the blockbuster case — is the nightmare scenario, one Republican healthcare lobbyist told The Hill. ”They’re terrified they’re going to be left holding the bag,” the lobbyist said (Pecquet, 11/22).
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