The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday that subsidies provided under the Affordable Care Act are legal in every state, regardless of whether they come from state healthcare exchanges or Healthcare.gov.
Supreme Court ruling expected by late June
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2012
In a much-awaited decision, the Supreme Court is expected to rule in late June on whether the nation’s new healthcare law is legal.
Supreme Court remands birth control mandate challenge to lower appeals court
By
John Hall
Apr 29, 2015
The Supreme Court on Monday breathed new life into a Catholic organization’s legal challenges to the government’s birth control mandate when it passed the case back to the U.S. Court of Appeals...
PharMerica loses bid to have Supreme Court review ‘copycat’ lawsuit decision
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 28, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it has declined to review a case that the nation’s second largest long-term care pharmacy fears could lead to “me too” lawsuits.
Extendicare asks Supreme Court to decide whether nursing home arbitration agreements prevent certain...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 06, 2014
Extendicare Homes Inc. is seeking a Supreme Court ruling on the reach of nursing home arbitration agreements, according to news reports.
Supreme Court deals blow to home health worker pay
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 13, 2007
Home care workers are not entitled to minimum wage or overtime pay, according to the U.S. Supreme Court, which handed down its ruling this week.
Supreme Court to rule on law that disallows Rx info sharing
By
Ben Comer
Feb 01, 2011
Is it legal for states to prohibit the commercial use of physician prescribing data? The Supreme Court is about to weigh in.
A “punt” by the U.S. Supreme Court left long-term care providers breathing a deep, maybe temporary, sigh of relief regarding California’s proposed Medicaid funding cuts.
Nursing home group dislikes False Claims Act ruling
Jan 02, 2008
A nursing home association and a hospital association have urged the Supreme Court to reverse a decision that loosens restrictions under the False Claims Act.
Maybe we can’t handle the truth
By
John O'Connor
Jun 15, 2012
The Supreme Court has decided that corporations and unions are really no different from regular folk when it comes to sponsoring elections. As a result, we’re about to see a spending spree that would...