A Broke(n) System: Comment on the Supreme Court's Decision to Rule on the Equal Access Provision in Douglas v. Independent Living Center, and its Potential Impact on the Affordable Care Act

Authors

Megan Waugh

Abstract

This comment first provides a historical and legal backdrop of the Medicaid system, the Equal Access Provision and private individuals' enforcement of the Equal Access Provision through litigation in order to analyze the outcome of Douglas in light of the Supreme Court's decision in the Affordable Care Act Case. Then taking that analysis, this article recommends an approach to handle either a cause of action or no cause of action under the Supremacy Clause upon the implementation of PPACA.

Recommended Citation

Megan Waugh, A Broke(n) System: Comment on the Supreme Court's Decision to Rule on the Equal Access Provision in Douglas v. Independent Living Center, and its Potential Impact on the Affordable Care Act, 32 J. Nat’l Ass’n Admin. L. Judiciary Iss. 2 (2012)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/naalj/vol32/iss2/11