Title: The Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act: An Update | Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association
Headings: The Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act: An Update
The Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act: An Update
The Court’s Holding
The Aftermath of the Ruling
References
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Content: Health compacts have been a vehicle for politicians to show their disapproval of the ACA, but some commentators think it unlikely that Congress would approve a compact that so significantly shielded the states from federal law [16]. While the headlines and the excitement over the Supreme Court’s ruling has begun to diminish, the central controversies of the ACA, including the proper role of federal and state government in matters of health and the challenges of covering the uninsured, will remain at the forefront during the 2012 election and well into 2014. References
Esfeld L, Loup A. Constitutional challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—a snapshot. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13 (11): 787-791. http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2011/11/hlaw1-1111.html. Accessed October 3, 2012. National Federation of Independent Business v Sebelius, 132 SCt 2566 (2012). Google Scholar
Requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage, 26 USC sec 5000A (2011).