Obama administration to appeal healthcare ruling
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will appeal a federal judge's ruling that invalidated the landmark healthcare law because the requirement that Americans buy insurance was unconstitutional, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.
Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said the administration believed the law was constitutional and is considering asking the court to stay the lower court ruling pending appeal.
The appeal will go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
(Reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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I support the unconstitutionality of forcing purchase from private enterprise – a move that will just perpetuate and enable the status-quo of medical expense bankrupting us.
Too bad national tort reform didn’t happen 20 years ago.
There are a ton of individuals who went bankrupt from medical bills who HAVE insurance. Meanwhile doctors pay $80K/yr for malpractice insur, unnecessary procedures are done every day from fear of lawsuit, drug company execs and investors become billionairs, self employed can’t deduct health insurance while employees can, hospitals are forced to foot the bill for public health care of the very poor, and this strange relationship between one’s health-care and one’s employment persists (with dire consequense).
We’re a sad society in this area. Tort reform and a public option along with some tax-code changes would go a long way.
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