Unfortunately, the statutory language in PPACA gives regulators little flexibility in waiving the MLR requirements.

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The federal courts need guidance either from the Supreme Court or more explicit statutory language, i.e.

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Both agreed to the statutory language implementing the change, but for different reasons.

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And I'm happy to send to NPR the statutory language that was passed by the House and the Senate that codifies the New York waiver.

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Scalia, joined by Justices Thomas and Kennedy, bristled at Ginsburg's reading the bribery or kickbacks element into the law since it appears nowhere in the statutory language.

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And there have been some suggestions that a President could use that language to basically ignore this debt ceiling rule, which is a statutory rule.

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