Although Dems Are Campaigning On A Potential Kavanaugh Health Law Vote, He's Unlikely To Be A Deciding Factor

Chief Justice John Roberts has previously joined the four liberal justices to preserve the health law, so it is less likely that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's vote would be the one that sways any related decision. Meanwhile, an assessment finds that states' efforts to protect consumers from high costs after the government ended certain health law subsidies last year is working.

The Associated Press: Dems See Kavanaugh As Obamacare Threat, But Law Likely Safe

The heated debate over how Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would vote on the Affordable Care Act might not matter. As long as five past defenders of the health care law remain on the nation's highest court, the odds tilt in favor of it being allowed to stand. Some Democrats are warning that President Donald Trump's designee could spell doom for the statute, even as some conservatives are portraying Kavanaugh as sympathetic to former President Barack Obama's landmark legislation. (7/17)

The Associated Press: States: Workaround Succeeding After Cut In Health Subsidies

A workaround by states to counter Trump administration cuts to Affordable Care Act subsidies has largely succeeded in protecting consumers from higher costs, California and 17 other states said. The assessment came late Monday in a court filing asking U.S. Judge Vince Chhabria to put a lawsuit involving the cuts on hold. The filing says states have mostly protected subsidized consumers by allowing insurers to raise premiums on some plans offered on health care exchanges. (Thanawala, 7/17)

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