President Obama said at a town hall meeting in Minnesota as part of his Midwest tour that he is confident the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the individual mandate, will be upheld by the Supreme Court, assuming they follow existing precedents, according to a Wall Street Journal Health Blog post.
The statement follows an appeals court determination that the individual mandate is unconstitutional. A previous appeals court panel approved rejected a claim that the healthcare law was unconstitutional, making it extremely likely the Supreme Court will take up the issue, according to the report.
Read the Wall Street Journal Health Blog post on healthcare reform.
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The statement follows an appeals court determination that the individual mandate is unconstitutional. A previous appeals court panel approved rejected a claim that the healthcare law was unconstitutional, making it extremely likely the Supreme Court will take up the issue, according to the report.
Read the Wall Street Journal Health Blog post on healthcare reform.
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