HARRISBURG — In the wake of Friday’s decision by a federal court judge in Texas on the Affordable Care Act, the Office of Attorney General Josh Shapiro is offering guidance on what the ruling holds, what the impact is for Pennsylvanians, and what may happen next in this important case.
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today issued a statement ahead of tomorrow’s oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the Affordable Care Act, which provided the opportunity for 1.2 million Pennsylvanians to accede health care.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s Association Health Plan Rule, which expands the criteria for forming health plans for the purpose of evading consumer protections and undermining the Affordable Care Act. These kinds of health plans have a history and are prone to fraud, mismanagement, and abuse, with millions in unpaid claims for policyholders and providers, often leading to consumer bankruptcies.
HARRISBURG—Attorney General Shapiro filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the Affordable Care Act from Republican attacks to end the Obama health care law. The Trump Administration and a group of states led by Texas are continuing a legal push started by Republicans to repeal the entire ACA without a replacement during the current health crisis. In 2018, a District Court Judge in Texas attempted to strike down the entire law, and now the case is before the Supreme Court.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro tonight issued the following statement on a federal judge’s rejection of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Association Health Plan Rule that sought to expand the criteria for forming health plans for the purpose of evading consumer protections and undermining the Affordable Care Act.
“Tonight, in an unprecedented act of judicial activism, a federal judge in Texas wrongly struck down the entire Affordable Care Act,”
HARRISBURG -“The Affordable Care Act is the law of the land. It set up cost sharing reduction payments so Americans could have the ability to purchase individual health insurance plans on their own. Without these payments, insurance premiums for the more than 400,000 Pennsylvanians who buy individual insurance plans will skyrocket and some plans may […]
HARRISBURG – Today, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro sent a letter requesting clarification from United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions regarding the Trump Administration’s position on enforcing key provisions of the ACA, including protecting those with preexisting conditions and preventing discriminatory pricing.
Harrisburg — “Today, Pennsylvania won a nationwide injunction from Federal Judge Wendy Beetlestone stopping President Trump’s order that eliminated women’s guaranteed access to contraceptive care under the Affordable Care Act,” Attorney General Shapiro said.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today that a coalition of 21 state Attorneys General have filed an amicus brief in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in support of a lawsuit brought by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey asking the courts to stop the Trump Administration from rolling back the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers provide contraceptive care coverage in their health insurance plans.
Attorney General’s Letters to Senators Detail Law Enforcement Actions against Epidemic, Urge Senators to Consider Need for Drug Treatment before Voting on Health Care HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro is calling on Senators Pat Toomey and Bob Casey to carefully consider how Senate health care legislation will reverse progress for millions of Americans fighting […]
“Road to Recovery” Act Will Make Drug Treatment Options More Available to Commonwealth Residents HARRISBURG – Today, Attorney General Josh Shapiro, with a bipartisan coalition of 39 Attorneys General and the National Association of Attorneys General, called on Congress to pass legislation that changes federal law to make treatment for drug addiction more affordable and […]
“Road to Recovery” Act Will Make Drug Treatment Options More Available to Commonwealth Residents HARRISBURG – Today, Attorney General Josh Shapiro, with a bipartisan coalition of 39 Attorneys General and the National Association of Attorneys General, called on Congress to pass legislation that changes federal law to make treatment for drug addiction more affordable and […]
Attorney General Shapiro and Governor Wolf Take Action With 15 Other States HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today joined 15 other Attorneys General in taking legal action to protect health care for millions of Americans, including 1.1 million Pennsylvanians. Attorney General Shapiro moved to intervene in a lawsuit that was filed by the U.S. House […]
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro is urging Congress, along with a bipartisan group of 28 attorneys general, to provide relief for all federal student loan borrowers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) currently only covers federal student loans owned by the federal government, excluding nearly 8 million borrowers whose federal student loans are owned by private entities.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today that his office filed an amended lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the Trump Administration challenging the federal government’s final religious and moral exemption rules limiting mandated contraceptive care. Attorney General Shapiro also announced that New Jersey and its Attorney General Gurbir Grewal joined Pennsylvania in filing the amended lawsuit. The government’s final rules are set to take effect in January 2019.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed an amicus brief on behalf of a coalition of 17 Attorneys General to support a lawsuit by Massachusetts challenging the Trump administration’s decision to roll back a requirement under the Affordable Care Act that employers include contraceptive coverage for women in their health insurance plans.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro, together with a coalition of 15 other Attorneys General, today filed an amicus brief opposing the Trump Administration’s decision to roll back a requirement under the Affordable Care Act for employers to include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans.
HARRISBURG―Attorney General Shapiro today announced that his Office will present oral arguments telephonically to the United States Supreme Court on May 6, 2020, to continue to protect women’s right to access birth control under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
HARRISBURG — Following a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, joined by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, a U.S. District Court Judge today issued a nationwide injunction blocking President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Administration from implementing new religious and moral exemption rules that would allow virtually any company to deny women health insurance coverage for no-cost contraception.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Michelle Henry lead a coalition of 22 states in urging the Biden Administration to significantly revise rules from the previous Administration that left individuals without contraceptive coverage who otherwise should have been entitled to complete coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Those rules, issued in 2017 and 2018, added broad exemptions that allowed nearly all types of employers to deny birth control coverage to their employees based on religious or moral objections. In a letter welcoming the Biden Administration’s proposal to rescind parts of the Trump-era rules, the coalition of Attorneys General highlighted that expanding access to birth control would help people live healthy, happy, and empowered lives.
HARRISBURG—Attorney General Shapiro is reminding the nearly 1.5 million unemployed Pennsylvanians who have lost their employer-sponsored health insurance coverage that they are eligible to obtain health insurance through Healthcare.gov.
HARRISBURG– Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a lawsuit against a Bucks County-based dental group for misleading patients — many of them seniors — into obtaining loans for procedures, and then failing to provide patients with notice of their rights. The lawsuit is filed against Infinity Dental Management, LLC — which also does business under the […]
AG Shapiro is releasing the statement below following The Supreme Court’s decision in PA v. Trump, a case focused on broad exemptions allowing employers to dictate women’s access to contraception. The rules set forth by the Trump Administration will be remanded to the lower courts for a decision on their arbitrary and capricious nature.
Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts Co-Author Brief Outlining Order’s Impact on Residents, Economies and Institutions HARRISBURG — Today, 16 Attorneys General announce the filing of an amicus brief in support of Washington and Minnesota in the federal lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s executive order on immigration. In a 23-page amici curiae brief filed with the […]
Health club memberships can be a great way to stay in shape. There is, however, an expense and commitment involved in joining a gym or health club so it’s important to understand your rights as a member. The state’s Health Club Act establishes important protections for consumers and sets forth responsibilities that each club must […]
