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Illinois Woman’s Class Action Against Blue Cross Blue Shield Moves Forward as Court Finds ACA Violation

In a significant legal development, an Illinois woman, Kelsey Murphy, has received a green light from a federal court to…

Supreme Court to Hear Obamacare Appeal

Summary:  The Supreme Court agreed to hear Texas v. California, the last challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The US Supreme…

Department of Justice Won’t Defend Affordable Care Act in Texas-Led Lawsuit

Summary: The Department of Justice will invalidate the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act.  The Trump administration said on…

Trump Signs Executive Order to Undermine Obamacare

Summary: Trump signed an executive order to increase competition in the healthcare market.  On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an…

Trump Administration Allows Companies to Deny Birth Control Coverage Because of Religious Freedom

Summary: The White House has issued two new rules that allow companies to deny birth control to employees on the…

“Skinny Repeal” of Obamacare Fails in Senate

Summary: The "skinny repeal" of Obamacare was voted down in the Senate on Thursday evening.  In the wee hours of…

Senate Republicans Kill Health Care Bill

Summary: The Senate health care bill died on Monday night. On Monday evening, two new Republican senators defected from their…

Senate Unveils Health Care Bill, McConnell Pushes To Vote Next Week

Summary: The GOP's latest health care bill has been revealed to Senate voters.  Republicans worked entirely in secret on the…

House Republicans Pass Controversial Healthcare Bill

Summary: The House Republicans have passed a controversial repeal and replacement of Obamacare. Today, House Republicans passed a bill to…

JD Journal’s Top Healthcare Law Firms in Chicago

Summary: JD Journal has identified the best healthcare law firms in Chicago. Note: These are BCG Attorney Search's favorite healthcare…

Judge Blocks Anthem-Cigna Merger

Summary: Citing antitrust issues, a federal judge has blocked the merger between two major health insurance agencies.  On Wednesday, Judge…

Supreme Court Prepares for Arguments in Affordable Care Act Case

Summary: The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week as to whether national insurance subsidies should be struck down. According…