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The costly side effects of the Halbig v. Burwell subsidy ruling

About 4.6 million people in 34 states could lose their premium subsidies if an appeals court ruling in  Halbig v. Burwell, which states that subsidies are illegal on federal exchanges, stands. What's more, there are roughly 9.5 million uninsured Americans who are eligible for subsidies in states with federal marketplaces, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Employer mandate grows more unpopular

House Republicans plan to sue President Barack Obama over the administration's willingness to delay penalties associated with the employer mandate, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Employer mandate too complicated to work

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate is complicated and problematic, prompting calls for its repeal and replacement.

IRS will levy stiff fines for moving employees to exchanges

Companies won't likely move away from employer-based coverage to instead offer stipends for their employees to buy plans through health insurance exchanges, reported the New York Times.

Restaurants itemize ACA fees on customer bills

Several restaurants in Florida and Los Angeles have tacked on healthcare reform surcharges to customer bills to help pay for complying with the looming employer mandate, the Orange County Register reported.

GOP bill would delay individual mandate until 2016

Newly introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would delay the individual mandate until 2016, essentially postponing the individual mandate until its employer counterpart takes effect.

Employer mandate gets another delay

The Obama administration has again postponed a portion of the employer mandate. This time, mid-sized companies recieved a reprieve until January 2016 to provide employees with insurance coverage or pay penalties.

Expect more ACA legislation coming down the pike

Although it's been four years since the Affordable Care Act became law, the Obama administration still has to release several major reform provisions, including details on essential health benefits and the employer mandate, that have been delayed.

3 over-hyped healthcare reform stories

Health reform-related stories have certainly been extremely popular this year throughout all media sources, whether industry-focused or mainstream. However, there's been a fair share of stories...

Supreme Court won't hear challenge to employer mandate

The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear a challenge to the healthcare reform law's employer mandate, denying a case brought by Liberty University, CNN reported.