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https://twitter.com/johnkruzel/status/1359601159170904070
Note: This doesn't mean the #TexasFoldEm case is over; all it means is that the DoJ is now formally DEFENDING the #ACA instead of siding with the GOP plaintiffs.
The case was already heard by SCOTUS in November. The decision is expected sometime this spring or summer.
The case was already heard by SCOTUS in November. The decision is expected sometime this spring or summer.
The other option is for Dems to #MootTheSuit via simple legislation to either:
1. β¬οΈ the mandate penalty back to $1 or more
2. Formally state that the mandate can be βοΈ
3.β the mandate language itself:
acasignups.net/21/02/05/democβ¦
1. β¬οΈ the mandate penalty back to $1 or more
2. Formally state that the mandate can be βοΈ
3.β the mandate language itself:
acasignups.net/21/02/05/democβ¦
HOWEVER, all 3 of these present additional headaches:
--#2 or #3 would require 60 votes in the Senate if the filibuster is kept
--#1 could be done with only 50 votes via reconciliation, but I've been told that it might have to be more than $1 to "count" as a budget item.
--#2 or #3 would require 60 votes in the Senate if the filibuster is kept
--#1 could be done with only 50 votes via reconciliation, but I've been told that it might have to be more than $1 to "count" as a budget item.
The original federal mandate penalty was $695/person or 2.5% of household income (whichever was larger). The 2017 GOP tax bill changed it to $0 or 0.0%.
It sounds like to #MootTheSuit, Dems would have to reset it to perhaps $100 / 1% of income to pass the reconciliation test.
It sounds like to #MootTheSuit, Dems would have to reset it to perhaps $100 / 1% of income to pass the reconciliation test.
Frankly, if they're gonna do THAT, they might as well just reset it back to $695 / 2.5% of income.
For one thing, doing so would reduce unsubsidized premiums by around 6-8% on average, saving unsubsidized enrollees ~$580/year.
nytimes.com/2018/12/27/opiβ¦
For one thing, doing so would reduce unsubsidized premiums by around 6-8% on average, saving unsubsidized enrollees ~$580/year.
nytimes.com/2018/12/27/opiβ¦
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