Policy and Legislation
Until the case is resolved, insurers will continue to be paid funds on a monthly basis for covering low-income consumers on the ACA exchanges.
Health officials, policy experts call that step backwards to long waits for coverage, high prices, limited benefits and few health plan choices.
Over five years, legislation would include $550 million in additional funding for FDA, $1.75 billion annually in added spending for NIH.
Kentucky's enrollment has doubled since late 2013 and today almost a third of its residents are in the program.
Upending the health law plays havoc with a health industry that had invested heavily in strategies geared to the ACA's financial incentives.
Feds project $21 billion in penalties for avoiding ACA law, and another $10 billion for employers who are unintentionally non-compliant.
Sessions expected to support ACA repeal, seen as controversial after remarks disparaging civil rights groups in late eighties.
Paul Markovich also criticized President-elect Donald Trump's support for the sale of insurance plans across state lines.
Analysts speculate a Republican-led Department of Justice could affect antitrust reviews of both mergers.
Many people might consider it important to get covered in case ACA replacement options hinge on whether people had coverage in place, expert says.