Top Court Urged To Find Mandate Constitutional, Keep ACA Intact

Mealey's (June 16, 2020, 8:37 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Having heard from petitioners that the respondents lack standing or a meritorious challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual mandate, the U.S. Supreme Court on May 13 heard from groups as diverse as Indian tribes, a pair of states and various medical experts that the court should at the very least sever the provision from the rest of the law (California, et al. v. Texas, et al, No. 19-840, United States House of Representatives v. Texas, et al., No. 19-841, U.S. Sup.)....