Six More States Seek to Join Suit Challenging Individual Mandate

Six more states, all with newly elected or empowered Republican governors, are asking to join a lawsuit challenging the individual mandate to buy insurance in the healthcare reform law, according to a report by the Hill.

U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson may rule on the case as soon as this week. Already, 20 states are involved in the lawsuit, originally filed by Florida, and the new states would be Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

In other cases so far, two federal judges have upheld the individual mandate and one has struck it down. Opponents of the mandate say the Constitution bans Congress from regulating an individual’s decision not to purchase healthcare, but the Obama administration argues that decision is an active choice affecting the insurance market.

Read the Hill report on healthcare reform.

Read more coverage of efforts to repeal the individual mandate:

- Three More States Ready Lawsuits Against Healthcare Reform

- Wisconsin Will Join Multi-State Lawsuit Against Insurance Mandate

- Obama Administration Will Appeal Judge's Rejection of Individual Mandate

Copyright © 2024 Becker's Healthcare. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Cookie Policy. Linking and Reprinting Policy.

 

Featured Whitepapers

Featured Webinars