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U.S. Supreme Court Rules the Individual Mandate Is Constitutional and Limits Medicaid Expansion Laws

The decision we’ve all been waiting for is in — the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the statute commonly known as the individual insurance mandate (everyone must have minimum health insurance coverage or pay a penalty) is constitutional under Congress’ taxing power.  Because the individual mandate was upheld, the rest of the Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) has also survived.  The … Continue Reading

Insurers Promise Some Continued Benefits, Regardless of Supreme Court Decision on PPACA

As we get closer to receiving a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of PPACA and its individual insurance mandate, three major insurers have committed to continue some benefits that were required by PPACA.  These announcements address some of the uncertainty being experienced by insureds who don’t know what will happen or how quickly changes … Continue Reading

The Eleventh Circuit Holds Individual Mandate to be Unconstitutional But Severable

On August 12, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit became the second U.S. appellate court to consider the constitutionality of the “individual mandate” under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) for individuals to maintain health insurance or pay a monetary penalty.  While the Sixth Circuit upheld the constitutionality … Continue Reading
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