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Affordable Care Act

Chief Judge Deborah K. Chasanow
Apr 13, 2020

Judge rules cities’ Affordable Care Act lawsuit can proceed

A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that a lawsuit by several cities alleging that the Trump administration has sabotaged the Affordable Care Act can go forward.

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Mar 2, 2020

Supreme Court to decide the fate of Obama-era health care law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, a case that will keep health care squarely in front of […]

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Jan 20, 2020

Commission: Md. ACA protections could cost billions

Backing up the Affordable Care Act‘s provisions in state law could have significant budget implications if the Supreme Court were to invalidate the entire federal law, but the Maryland General […]

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Dec 24, 2019

Md. lawmakers to consider ACA protections again after federal ruling

The same week a federal appeals court declined to rule on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, a state legislative work group presented its draft legislation designed to enshrine […]

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Jun 7, 2019

U.S. House files brief in support of Baltimore’s ACA lawsuit

The U.S. House of Representatives filed a brief Friday in support of Baltimore’s lawsuit over the Trump administration’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act, alleging “significant efforts to undermine” the […]

Jun 4, 2019

Highlights of new health care legislation in Maryland

The Maryland General Assembly 2019 passed new health care legislation. Here are some highlights of the session: Affordable Care Act Next year’s Maryland tax return will include check boxes where, […]

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Apr 1, 2019

Health insurance advocates accept Md. session’s small steps

A week after President Donald Trump reasserted his desire to see the Affordable Care Act go away, Maryland lawmakers have passed or are poised to pass legislation designed to protect […]

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Feb 21, 2019

Legislation would make Obamacare protections Md. law

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers want to ensure the patient protections in the Affordable Care Act continue in the state, even if a ruling by a federal judge throwing out the […]

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Feb 1, 2019

Judge dismisses Maryland’s lawsuit claiming nonenforcement of ACA

A federal judge Friday dismissed Maryland’s lawsuit seeking to have the Affordable Care Act declared constitutional and enforceable because the state currently lacks standing, but she left the door open […]

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Dec 26, 2018

Trump administration moves to dismiss Baltimore’s ACA lawsuit

The Trump administration filed a motion Monday seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a group of cities, including Baltimore, critical of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. […]

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Sep 13, 2018

Md. sues federal government to enforce Affordable Care Act

Maryland has asked a federal judge to declare the Affordable Care Act constitutional and enforceable.

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Aug 2, 2018

Baltimore joins lawsuit alleging Trump administration ‘sabotaged’ ACA

Baltimore joined three other cities Thursday in a lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump "intentionally sabotaged" the Affordable Care Act.