In a 6-3 decision on a case involving the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in support of the tax subsidies provided under the health reform law.
If the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs in a case involving the Affordable Care Act and its tax subsidies, over 270,000 Illinoisans could be impacted, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Health advocates and service providers vowed to ramp up pressure against Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday, specifically taking aim at his proposal to slash the Medicaid program next fiscal year by $1.5 billion, during a “Medicaid and Budget Advocacy Summit.”
About 200 people attended the summit, held at the Chicago office of SEIU* Healthcare Illinois Indiana. The union co-hosted the event with the AIDS Foundation Chicago, Campaign for Better Healthcare, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Citizen Action Illinois, Heartland Alliance, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, among other groups.
Organizers said the summit, which included a panel discussion on the governor’s budget plan and breakout sessions about advocacy strategies, marks the start of a “long campaign” by the various groups seeking to put a human face on Rauner’s proposed Medicaid cuts and influence lawmakers to opt against balancing the budget on the backs of vulnerable residents and working families.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday is a case involving the Affordable Care Act and its tax subsidies and, as expected, the justices are split on the issue.
Health advocates and service providers vowed to ramp up pressure against Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday, specifically taking aim at his proposal to slash the Medicaid program next fiscal year by $1.5 billion, during a “Medicaid and Budget Advocacy Summit.”