June 28, 2012 -
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Health Care Reform law in its majority, including the so-called "individual mandate," which requires most individuals to maintain a minimum level of health insurance or pay a penalty beginning in 2014.
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- The individual mandate, which requires most individuals to maintain a minimum level of health insurance or pay a penalty beginning in 2014, is upheld as constitutional under Congress's power to tax.
- The portion of the law which threatens states' existing Medicaid funding for failure to comply with the requirements related to expanding the scope of Medicaid coverage is unconstitutional.
- The remaining provisions of the Health Care Reform law are not affected and remain intact.
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