Supreme Court Soon to Rule on Health Reform Law
The Supreme Court announced today that it will rule this year on the health reform law and hear a challenge to the Obama administrations’ signature legislative achievement. The plan is to focus on a specific case brought by 26 states, the National Federation of Independent Business and two individuals that challenges the constitutionality of the mandate that requires individuals to buy health care insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty fee.
Paul D. Clement, a lawyer for the 26 states challenging the law urged the Supreme Court in briefs to step in and resolve the “grave constitutional questions surrounding the ACA (Affordable Care Act).” He said, “time is of the essence, States need to know whether they must adapt their policies to deal with the brave new world ushered in by the ACA.”
Most likely, the Court will schedule oral arguments to be decided by early next summer – just in time for the next presidential election.
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