Texas’ Obamacare Medicaid Provider Fee Case Headed to SCOTUS

Texas and five other states will be asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their objections to an Obamacare program that cost them nearly $500 million in “health insurer premium” fees imposed on Medicaid managed care companies.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed to halt the issuance of a mandate confirming the states’ liability for the tax until Sept. 6 or the states’ filing of a petition for review by the nation’s top court, whichever occurs first.

The Affordable Care Act’s Section 9010 taxes health insurers on the premiums they charge states for Medicaid managed care ...