U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to 'Obamacare'
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge to President Obama's health care law, it announced Monday.
The challenge in the case, brought by 26 states, is based on the constitutionality of the individual mandate in the Patient Accountability and Affordable Care Act, which requires that all Americans purchase health insurance.
On Nov. 8, Ohio voters passed State Issue 3 which allows Ohio to opt out of the nationally mandated medical insurance plan. The issue stated "In Ohio, no law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system. No law or rule shall prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health insurance. No law or rule shall impose a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health care or health insurance."
The nine-member U.S. Supreme Court said it will also look at severability, meaning if the health care mandate falls, could the rest of the law survive since it is primarily built on the revenues collected by forcing people to buy health care.[[In-content Ad]]
The challenge in the case, brought by 26 states, is based on the constitutionality of the individual mandate in the Patient Accountability and Affordable Care Act, which requires that all Americans purchase health insurance.
On Nov. 8, Ohio voters passed State Issue 3 which allows Ohio to opt out of the nationally mandated medical insurance plan. The issue stated "In Ohio, no law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system. No law or rule shall prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health insurance. No law or rule shall impose a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health care or health insurance."
The nine-member U.S. Supreme Court said it will also look at severability, meaning if the health care mandate falls, could the rest of the law survive since it is primarily built on the revenues collected by forcing people to buy health care.[[In-content Ad]]