Donald Verrilli will bring a new voice to the debate when he defends the law before the high court next month. In the meantime, an attorney challenging the law argues that if the mandate stands, the government could also force Americans to buy a car, and KHN presents the second part of an analysis of the legal arguments before the court.
(Daily Report) Feb 17, 2012
In the second part of his video discussion with Jackie Judd, legal expert Stuart Taylor analyzes the arguments that will be made in the Supreme Court review of the health law.
(Daily Report) Feb 17, 2012
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations include reports about the latest debate on the Obama administration's regulation to mandate free birth control for women.
(Daily Report) Feb 17, 2012
In part two of analysis of the Supreme Court's upcoming decision on the health law, Stuart Taylor talks with Jackie Judd about the arguments each side is likely to make defending or against the individual mandate and the Medicaid expansion.
(Video) Feb 16, 2012
The health law’s individual mandate is not a tax, the OMB director said under questioning at a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday, even though the administration has claimed the opposite in its defense of the law before the Supreme Court.
(Daily Report) Feb 16, 2012
In a video discussion with Jackie Judd, legal expert Stuart Taylor analyzes the issues at stake in the Supreme Court review of the federal health law.
(Daily Report) Feb 16, 2012
The New York Times explores the history of the individual mandate. In other health law articles, a Gallup poll finds small business owners worried about the costs they will incur and some doctors in favor of a single payer health system file a brief with the Supreme Court opposing the federal law.
(Daily Report) Feb 15, 2012
In a brief filed Monday, 43 Senate Republicans said that if the Supreme Court allows the mandate to buy health insurance in the Democrats' health law to stand, then Congress could require Americans to buy almost anything.
(Daily Report) Feb 14, 2012
Two prominent state attorneys general examined the health law case before the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Reuters reports that some senators are pushing to get television cameras in the Supreme Court.
(Daily Report) Feb 10, 2012
A selection of editorials and opinion articles about health care policy from around the country.
(Daily Report) Feb 07, 2012