Tuesday, March 27, 2012

From US News & World Report: Supreme Court Takes on Pivotal Piece of Health-Reform Law

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/03/27/supreme-court-takes-on-pivotal-piece-of-health-reform-law


Supreme Court Takes on Pivotal Piece of Health-Reform Law

'Individual mandate' requires most adults to have health insurance or pay a penalty


By Lisa Esposito
HealthDay Reporter


"This case is before the Supreme Court in record time. Two years from the law being enacted to the case being heard is really remarkable," Turner said. "And you have 26 states -- the majority of states -- challenging the law."
The Supreme Court will also hear arguments this week on whether the law is unconstitutional for requiring states to either comply with an expansion of Medicaid to cover more lower-income people without health insurance, or lose federal matching funding. At issue is the concept of "federalism," the division of powers between the federal and state governments."

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