The Obama administration unconstitutionally spent money that Congress never appropriated to pay for part of the Affordable Care Act.  The ACA “Cost sharing” provision requires insurance companies offering ACA Health Plans to reduce out-of-pocket costs for policy holders that qualify.  The Government reimburses the insurance companies by reimbursing them for these offsets.  In May of this year, U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer sided with House Republicans.  In her ruling she wrote:  “Congress is the only source for such an appropriation, and no public money can be spent without one”.

House attorney Jonathan Turley believes the ruling shows that Obama’s “signature” health care law “violated the Constitution” because it committed money from the United States Treasury without approval from Congress.

Read more on CNN.com and in the Modern Healthcare Article:  Modern Healthcare.

 

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