What the ACA Ruling Means for New Jersey
The Supreme Court decision could mean fewer uninsured New Jerseyans, and a renewed drive to improve healthcare while driving down costs
By Beth Fitzgerald and Colleen O'Dea, NJ Spotlight The Supreme Court's decision upholding the Affordable Care Act could clear the way for New Jersey to extend health coverage to nearly half of the state's more than one million uninsured. Then again, it is unclear whether state Republicans, including the governor, will try to block the law's implementation and join the legal argument that members of the national GOP have vowed to continue after learning that the court affirmed the ACA 5-4 on Thursday. New Jersey healthcare executives, doctors, and Democratic legislators reacted positively -- in some cases jubilantly -- to the court's decision and said they would return with renewed vigor to implementing the law. First on the agenda is …
