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In March
2010, national health care reform legislation that
originally developed in the U.S. Senate passed the U.S.
House of Representatives and was then signed into law by
President Obama, marking a historic day in the
progress towards health care coverage for all Americans. The
MHA Health Reform Resource Center will monitor provisions of
the law that affect Michigan hospitals and health systems
and provide tools, information and resources for members as
reform is implemented.
What's New
The U.S. Supreme Court
recently heard oral arguments on issues challenging the Affordable
Care Act March 26-28. The law, which passed two years
ago, is being challenged on four fronts:
- whether the individual
mandate is constitutional
- whether eliminating the
individual mandate affects the viability of the
remainder of the law
- whether the
Anti-Injunction Act prevents a court decision before the
law's penalties take effect in 2014
- whether the Medicaid
expansion infringes on states' rights
Oral arguments were recorded
and can be heard on the
U.S. Supreme Court website. In addition, the American
Hospital Association followed the proceedings on a dedicated
blog, which features updates, recordings and related news
and can be seen at
ahahealthreformlaw.wordpress.com.
The Court is expected to hand
down its decisions in June. MHA members will be
kept informed of developments. Members with questions Laura Appel (lappel@mha.org)
at the MHA.
MHA Member Tools and
Reform Provision Guidance
Affordable Care Act -
Legislative Details
Useful Links
Archives
If you have any questions regarding the MHA's views on
national health care reform, please contact Laura Appel,
executive director, Health Reform Resource Center, at the MHA at
(517) 703-8601. |
