Supreme Court Declines to Quickly Hear ACA Case

In a one-sentence order, the Supreme Court said Tuesday it will not rush to decide whether the landmark health law can stand. Though the law remains in place, the legal suit threatens access to insurance coverage and care for millions of Americans.  

When Congress scaled back the financial penalty for forgoing insurance to zero, essentially removing the teeth from the individual mandate, that action rendered the individual mandate unconstitutional and the entire law, a coalition of red states has argued in court.

Because the individual mandate can no longer be considered a tax, the entirety of the law must fall, the red states have argued. The lower district court agreed. 

The appellate court did affirm the lower court’s decision in part, finding that the individual mandate is unconstitutional. However, it avoided answering the key question in the case about whether the remainder of the ACA can stand without the individual mandate. 

Source: https://www.medtechdive.com/news/supreme-court-declines-to-quickly-hear-aca-case/570773/