Justice Department Says Tax Reduction Warrants Striking Entire ACA

Mealey's (March 27, 2019, 12:05 PM EDT) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals should strike down the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in light of changes to the individual mandate the Department of Justice says in a letter filed March 25 alongside opening briefs arguing that the plaintiff states lack standing to challenge the law’s constitutionality and that striking it down goes against legislative intent (Texas, et al. v. U.S.A., et al., No. 19-10011, 5th Cir.)....