Yes, the Supreme Court has ruled on aspects of the PPACA twice. And while upholding the bulk of the law, SCOTUS has twice struck down portions of the law and/or its implementation.
Courts often rule narrowly and generally do not answer questions which were not presented. As such, SCOTUS has not ruled on whether the PPACA or its associated IRS regulations properly permit subsidies to policies bought on the federal exchanges. I see no reason why they would refuse to take such a case just because they have previously ruled on other aspects of the PPACA.
Other major programs (think Social Security or Medicare) have been the subject of repeated high court action over the years. No reason to think PPACA will be any different.
And, dare I say it, adaher points out a potential problem. As it stands the 4th Circuit decision upholds subsidies based solely upon the IRS interpretation. A future administration might change that and, as it stands, there is no appeals court ruling stating the plain language of the law clear mandates such subsidies. For that reason I would think those supporting subsides on the federal exchange would want a firmer ruling.
Of course there are still other similar cases working their way through the courts in other circuits. Who knows what the reasoning in those decisions may be?!
So as all of us should know, the administration stopped reporting signup data after it peaked. Now we hear from insurance companies about people who never paid or have stopped paying. Perhaps the administration would like to tell the public how many people are currently signed up?
Those are his estimates because he’s on a mission to get the world the data the administration won’t. His job would be easier if the administration would simply disclose the attrition rate. He’s assuming 13%. I’d say that’s pretty optimistic.
That’s not the point. The point is that it affects the goals. The administration is trumpeting that they exceeded their goals when they may have done no such thing.
What are the current enrollment numbers and why did the administration stop reporting them? It’s not rocket science to figure it out. They spin everything.
I’m curious about the numbers too. I just don’t act like it’s some sort of revelation that politicians spin. And you shouldn’t act like this isn’t just another one of your efforts (and, for the ACA at least, it’s getting increasingly pathetic as the news continues to look good for the ACA) to try and find something to make Obama and his accomplishments look bad.
No, it’s puncturing the bubble here that makes me feel good about myself. I’ll let the media perform the public service part of it. They’ve gotten much better in the last year or two, haven’t they? All those A1 articles about the President’s disengagement and incompetence. Great journalism.
