The ruling joined several others by appeals based on the health reform case . Two other appeals have split on the individual mandate 's constitutionality , a `` circuit split '' that all but assures the Supreme Court will decide the matter ultimately . States ought ` ` be free to forge national solutions to national problems , '' the court said . The Supreme Court could decide this week on which challenges to hear .
The ruling joined several others by appeals based on the health reform case . States ought ` ` be free to forge national solutions to national problems , '' the court said . The Supreme Court could decide this week on which challenges to hear .