While some lawmakers vow to fight on, health care professionals are looking to move forward following Thursday’s 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court affirming the constitutionality of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The court’s majority opinion, drafted by Chief Justice John Roberts, found the law’s mandate that most Americans secure health insurance fell within Congress’ taxing authority, though the high court prevented the federal government from withholding all Medicaid funds from states that decided not to expand Medicaid rolls.
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