OCare Blow..........

[Tkruger]

Judge rules for House Republicans in ObamaCare lawsuit

A federal judge ruled Thursday for House Republicans in a challenge brought against the Obama administration over the legality of certain spending under ObamaCare.

U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled the spending unconstitutional -- while putting the decision on hold pending appeal.

Republicans cheered the decision.

"Today's ruling that President Obama has once again overstepped his constitutional authority should come as no surprise, as this has been the administration's pattern over the past 7 and a half years," a spokesman with the National Republican Congressional Committee said in a statement.

At issue was a multi-million-dollar program authorizing payments to insurers that Republicans claimed were not appropriated by Congress. On the question of whether the money could be distributed anyway under another program, Collyer wrote in her opinion: "It cannot."

"None of the Secretaries' extra-textual arguments – whether based on economics, "unintended" results, or legislative history – is persuasive," she wrote. "The Court will enter judgment in favor of the House of Representatives and enjoin the use of unappropriated monies to fund reimbursements due to insurers" under that section.

She then said she would stay the injunction, giving the administration a chance to appeal.

 

[Duaine]

This has to do with the Cost Sharing Reductions in O'Care:

Judge Rosemary Collyer has ruled, in House vs. Burwell (Case Number 14-1967), that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) needs to get a current appropriation approval from Congress before it can send cost-sharing reduction subsidy money to health insurers.

Collyer says her court will enter a judgment in favor of the U.S. House and enjoin use of unappropriated moneys to make cost-sharing reduction payments.

"The court will stay its injunction, however, pending appeal by either or both parties," Collyer says.

When Congress drafted PPACA, it added funding for the premium tax credit subsidy program, which was described in PPACA Section 1401, to a list of tax provisions with permanent appropriations. Congress did not explicitly add the cost-sharing reduction program, which was described in PPACA Section 1402, to the list of programs with permanent appropriations, Collyer says.

 

[Justin Bilyj]

Major Court Ruling Against Obamacare, "Insurers Will Scream" | Zero Hedge

Potential End of Obamacare

Many lawsuits were filed against Obamacare, some of them outright frivolous. This once could potentially stick.

Should the case go the the Supreme Court, it is conceivable a ruling might depend on who wins the presidential election this November.

Meanwhile there are going to be lots of skittish insurers with serious concerns. Already, many insurers are bleeding cash and dumping Obamacare.

This could mean the end of Obamacare, at least as we know it.

 

[Winter_123]

Major Court Ruling Against Obamacare, "Insurers Will Scream" | Zero Hedge

Potential End of Obamacare

Many lawsuits were filed against Obamacare, some of them outright frivolous. This once could potentially stick.

Should the case go the the Supreme Court, it is conceivable a ruling might depend on who wins the presidential election this November.

Meanwhile there are going to be lots of skittish insurers with serious concerns. Already, many insurers are bleeding cash and dumping Obamacare.

This could mean the end of Obamacare, at least as we know it.

Even if the dems ultimately win this and the similar executive order case on immigration that they lost (not looking good so far), they better pray to their secular god that Trump does not get elected. Obama has the Justice Department working overtime trying to convince the courts (unsuccessfully) that the President can do pretty much do whatever he damn well wants through executive order, but how will that work for them if the dems win this case but we end out with Republican president.........

....You can bet your arse they will be skittering like little rats over to the court to argue that the President cannot enact laws through executive order and court will be declining to hear the case because they just ruled on it.

They are playing a dicey game by trying to build up the dictatorial powers of the presidency. It all works out groovy as long as your man/woman is in power - otherwise you are planting the seeds of your own destruction.

Change you can believe in.

 

[Ann H]

Wonderful timing. Rate filing deadline yesterday, big court judgment today.

For Republicans, they can show that insurers filed rate increases by the 5/11/2016 deadline (yesterday), and they were high, with a lot less carriers participating. Then the court dealt this blow today.

Democrats can ignore the fact that rate increases were just filed, and claim that the carriers are withdrawing and rates are spiking because Repubs won't reimburse carriers for the Cost Sharing Reductions given to the poor.

 

[Tkruger]

 

[kgmom219]

Yawn.

Yet another waste of time, money and energy out of a do-nothing Congress.

Obama appeals. Wins.

Then the GOP appeals and Wins.

It goes to the Supreme Court and they side with Obama.

Yawn. Let me know if something changes.

 

[Winter_123]

Yeh, I had not noticed that function on this site so I tweaked it to see if it worked.

I hope you enjoyed- as always- watching me self-stimulate. Let me know if you would like more.

 

[Tkruger]

Yeh, I had not noticed that function on this site so I tweaked it to see if it worked.

I hope you enjoyed- as always- watching me self-stimulate. Let me know if you would like more.

 

[AllenChicago]

Yawn.

Yet another waste of time, money and energy out of a do-nothing Congress.

Obama appeals. Wins.

Then the GOP appeals and Wins.

It goes to the Supreme Court and they side with Obama.

Yawn. Let me know if something changes.

You've got that right, KGMom. Since the judge has decided not to enforce her decision, while awaiting Obama's appeal, there's no hurry for the administration to submit the appeal is there?

Obamacare may be gone before this lawsuit gets to the Supreme Court.