The American Hospital Association and three other hospital groups have filed an amicus, or friend-of-the-court, brief with the Supreme Court that gives their support to the individual mandate requiring all Americans to purchase health insurance or face a penalty, according to an AHA News Now report.
The AHA and the Association of American Medical Colleges, Federation of American Hospitals and National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems also urged the high court to rule on whether other parts of the law could move forward if the individual mandate is determined to be unconstitutional. "A remand would mean months or years of continued uncertainty for hospitals and others in the healthcare field as the severability issue makes its slow way back down to, and back up from, the district court," wrote the groups in the brief.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 26-28.
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The AHA and the Association of American Medical Colleges, Federation of American Hospitals and National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems also urged the high court to rule on whether other parts of the law could move forward if the individual mandate is determined to be unconstitutional. "A remand would mean months or years of continued uncertainty for hospitals and others in the healthcare field as the severability issue makes its slow way back down to, and back up from, the district court," wrote the groups in the brief.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 26-28.
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