Supreme Court Upholds ACA

This morning the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A copy of the opinion is available here. Chief Justice Roberts joined with Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan in delivering the Court's opinion.

The Court held Congress had the authority under the Taxing Clause of the Constitution to require virtually all Americans to obtain health insurance coverage (e.g., the individual mandate requirement). With regards to the Medicaid challenges – which many believed was the sleeper issue – the Court limited Congress' power to compel states to comply with all the ACA requirements.

We are continuing to digest the Court's opinion and will be releasing additional information...

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