The Obama administration told a federal judge that even if the individual mandate to buy insurance is struck down, other parts of the law could legally remain, according to a report by the Hill.
In a new filing for the multi-state lawsuit against the mandate in Florida, the administration argued the law is "severable" — that other parts can remain even if one part is found unconstitutional.
However, the administration did argue that some parts of the law could not survive loss of the mandate, such as the law's ban on denials of coverage due to preexisting conditions and its mandate that everyone gets the same rates regardless of medical condition.
Read the Hill report on healthcare reform.
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In a new filing for the multi-state lawsuit against the mandate in Florida, the administration argued the law is "severable" — that other parts can remain even if one part is found unconstitutional.
However, the administration did argue that some parts of the law could not survive loss of the mandate, such as the law's ban on denials of coverage due to preexisting conditions and its mandate that everyone gets the same rates regardless of medical condition.
Read the Hill report on healthcare reform.
Read more coverage on repealing healthcare reform.
- 4 Reasons Why Even a Repeal Won't Stop Healthcare Reform, Accountable Care
- GOP Strategist Targets Parts of Reform Law, Including Assignment to ACOs
- GOP Might Tie Cutback of Reform to Physician Fee-Fix