Research and locate at least one United States Supreme Court case that you believe influenced state or federal decisions or actions about your selected public policy issue that in turn will influence your departmental policy.
http://law.justia.com/cases/
Prompt: In a minimum of 400 words, address the following in your journal assignment:
Provide the name of the case and the court’s holding in the case.
Explain how you believe the court’s decision played a role in policy changes.
Support your journal assignment using specific details regarding the decision of the case.
Describe how you will apply what you have learned to your final project. +600 words, citation format is MLA. Include references.
One United States Supreme Court case that has influenced state or federal decisions and actions about my selected public policy issue, which is the regulation of the healthcare industry, is King v. Burwell (2015). This case was decided by the United States Supreme Court with a 6-3 vote in favor of Burwell. The holding of this case established that individuals who purchase health insurance through federally created exchanges should be eligible for subsidies from the federal government to help cover costs.
This decision played a role in policy changes due to its impact on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) legislation passed in 2010. Prior to this ruling, some states had chosen not to establish their own exchange under the ACA but instead opted for one established by the federal government. This presented an issue for citizens living in those states as they were ineligible for subsidies from either their state’s exchange or from a federally funded one. The decision in King v. Burwell provided clarity on this issue as it determined that individuals enrolled through a federal exchange should still be eligible for subsidies despite their state’s decision not to create its own marketplace under the ACA legislation.