Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Affordable Care Act
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly held that the individual mandate to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) (ACA) is constitutional. Chief Justice Roberts cast the crucial fifth vote in the 5-4 decision (pdf) upholding the mandate on the grounds that the penalty for refusing to purchase insurance constitutes a tax that Congress can legitimately impose under its taxing power. Continue reading this entry at Littler's Employee Benefits Counsel.
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