In This Issue:

- Post- King v. Burwell Strategy is TBD

- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act

- Federal Regulatory Initiatives

- Congressional Initiatives

- Other Health Care News

- Upcoming Congressional Hearings

- Excerpt from Post- King v. Burwell Strategy is TBD:

Health care stakeholders and policymakers alike, are anxiously awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court to what many health policy experts describe as one of the “last serious challenges” to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A decision from SCOTUS is widely expected to be announced either this Thursday, June 25th, Friday, June 26th, or Monday, June 29th as the end of the high court’s term quickly approaches.

Both Congressional Republicans and the Obama Administration have kept any contingency plans to themselves, with GOP leaders assuring that there is a viable plan to protect consumers who may lose health care coverage and Obama Administration officials arguing that they have no contingency in the works. Politically, both sides may have to rapidly shift their focus on a mitigation strategy that could affect as many as 6.5 million consumers who could see insurance prices rise to over 256 percent according to a recent analysis from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation.