Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Simple guide to the Supreme Court’s review of the health care reform law

Want to know more about the issues and details of the Supreme Court's review of the 2010 Health Care Reform Law in simple language?

See the Kaiser Family Foundation's simple, yet detailed guide: http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8270-2.pdf

Questions addressed:
Who are the parties in the cases before the Court and what do they want?
What have the lower federal appellate courts decided about the law?
What issues will the Supreme Court consider in its review?
What are the main arguments about the constitutionality of the individual mandate?
What are the implications of a decision on the individual mandate?
If the Court invalidates the individual mandate, how could that impact the rest of the law?
What is the Anti-Injunction Act, and how could it affect the case?
What are the main arguments about the constitutionality of the Medicaid expansion?
What are the implications of the court decision on Medicaid expansion?

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