HCMG 250 Lecture 9: Week 9 Notes

• School: UPenn
• Department: Health Care Management
• Course: HCMG 250
• Professor: Emmanueland Sandy

Document Summary

2012: first case against aca on individual mandate. Religious freedom and access of care contraceptive care controversy. Another case asking to increase subsidies to middle class families. After the passage in 2010, numerous states filed suits against the aca. 2 main theories of invalidity (access to healthcare issues): Mitt romney believed that the aca should not be forced upon all states. They can do anything they deem fit for their citizens. (aca modelled off healthcare in his state. ) Attack on individual mandate: gov can regulate activity but regulating inactivity is one step too far on intruding on individual freedom. Five justices say individual mandate is unconstitutional under commerce clause. It was, however, upheld as a tax power. Government knows you have health insurance by filling in a line on your tax reform. The federal government may enact a tax on an activity that it cannot authorize .