Next Year’s Congress Likely To Reinforce ACA Preexisting Conditions, Attorneys Say

Supreme Court action on ACA constitutional case not expected until June, so Democrats plan to shore up the act’s provisions through lawmaking in interim

16 Nov 2020

• By Sue Darcey

Industry attorneys predict that in the absence of the Supreme Court’s immediate response to arguments made in a key Affordable Care Act constitutionality case, that Congress will reaffirm the law.

Supreme Court long shot — US Supreme Court Building

Industry attorneys are predicting that the new US Congress will work quickly to reestablish key provisions of the Affordable Care Act to assure the continuity of the ACA’s preexisting conditions, sufficient Medicaid funding, and Medicare innovation provisions.

When the Biden administration takes charge of the government on 20 January, “there does seem to be some interest in...