Health Care Reform Hangs in the Balance

By Lawrence Gostin | Leave a Comment

Prior to Tuesday’s arguments before the Supreme Court, I believed that the Court would uphold the health insurance purchase mandate by a comfortable margin. Unlike the Rehnquist Court, the Roberts Court has not made federalism a signature issue, and justices such as Antonin Scalia seemed amenable to the exercise of federal powers consistent with commerce […]

Posted in Health reform, Healthcare, uncategorized ; Tagged: ACA, health reform, Supreme Court.

03.05.12

Why the Affordable Care Act’s Individual Purchase Mandate is Both Constitutional and Indispensable to the Public Welfare

By Lawrence Gostin | Leave a Comment

Florida v. HHS – a suit brought on behalf of 26 states challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – represents a rare moment in America’s history. The Supreme Court will determine whether the United States coalesces behind an historical health system reform providing near-universal coverage, or retreats from it. Although Florida v. […]

Posted in Health reform, Healthcare, uncategorized ; Tagged: ACA, commerce power, health reform, necessary and proper clause, US Supreme Court.

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