(cabal manages insuers)Blue Cross Blue Shield Weighs in on Texas Affordable Care Act Ruling

Blue Cross Blue Shield Weighs in on Texas Affordable Care Act Ruling: Late last year, a Texas judge ruled the Affordable Care Act to be unconstitutional, but Blue Cross Blue Shield is siding with the act. Because the tax on the individual mandate had been removed, Texas argued that the law is an unjust use of Congressional power. The Texas judge found the individual mandate to be an essential part of the ACA, so he ruled the entire act (not just the mandate), to be unconstitutional. If it wins on appeal, the ruling would remove coverage for millions of Americans who received insurance through the Medicare expansion and private insurance subsidies. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has filed a Friend-of-the-Court Brief for the case, Texas et. al. v. United States et. al. 'Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) companies' core principle is that all Americans, including those with pre-existing medical conditions, have access to quality health coverage no matter who they are or where they live,' said Blue Cross Blue Shield Association President and