U.S. Supreme Court,
Health Care & Hospital Law
Jul. 3, 2012
Affordable Care Act survives
A rundown of Thursday's monumental decision.
Eugenia L. Liu
Christian A. Carrillo
After much anticipation, the U.S. Supreme Court finally decided the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's hotly contested health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act. The ruling involved two key provisions of the act: the individual mandate and the expansion of the Medicaid program. The court upheld both provisions.
The court reached a 5-4 decision to uphold the individual mandate because it is a "tax" and therefore a proper exercise of Congress' enumerated constitu...
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