Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate unconstitutional

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/appeals-court-rules-acas-individual-mandate-unconstitutional-lower-court-to-decide-whether-rest-of-law-can-stand-without-it/2019/12/18/3443fd3e-c03c-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html

by hanging • 7 years ago

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hanging2• 7 years ago

Full title: "Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate unconstitutional; lower court to decide whether rest of law can stand without it"

tantalor• 7 years ago

The individual mandate doesn't exist anymore. In 2017 Congress removed it starting in 2019.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Afforda...

hanging2• 7 years ago

But this ruling means it can't be done ever again (barring a Constitutional Amendment).

tssva• 7 years ago

Both your comment and the parent comment are incorrect. First the individual mandate was not removed. The fine for not complying with the individual mandate was reduced to $0 but the mandate was not removed. This ruling states that since the fine is now $0 it can no longer be considered a tax and therefore is unconstitutional. Based upon this ruling a reimplementation of the individual mandate with a fine above $0 attached would be constitutional.

Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate unconstitutional

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