The Affordable Care Act Largely Survives The Supreme Court’s Scrutiny—But Barely
- Timothy Stoltzfus Jost ( [email protected] ) holds the Robert L. Willett Family Professorship of Law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law and writes frequently for Health Affairs and other publications on legal issues in health reform.
Abstract
In a 5–4 vote, the Court upholds the constitutionality of the individual mandate but effectively gives states the option of expanding Medicaid.
