Mar 27 What Is the Individual Mandate and What If It's Declared Unconstitutional? By Susan Dentzer Photo by Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call Today the Supreme Court waded into the legal arguments about whether Congress acted within its constitutional authority when it adopted the Affordable Care Act's "minimum coverage requirement" -- the so-called individual mandate. Health policy… Continue reading
Mar 27 Health Care Twitter Chat Recap By News Desk Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo checks up on Juan Gonzalez in Miami, Fla. in Jan. 2011; Joe Raedle/Getty Images Updated 6:30 p.m. ET March 27 The Supreme Court will hear a historic three days of arguments about whether the 2010 Affordable Care… Continue reading
Mar 27 Why I Support Health Care Reform: Voices of the Defense By Jason Kane They came marching, chanting, stomping to the beat of drums and the blare of a brass band -- doctors, nurses, the elderly and the chronically ill. After two years of watching people protest a piece of legislation they had struggled… Continue reading
Mar 27 Court of Public Opinion Weighs In on Health Care Reform Law By Christina Bellantoni People gather outside the Supreme Court Tuesday as justices hear arguments on the health care reform law. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. The nation's high court will be the center of the political universe Tuesday, with the key provision of… Continue reading
Mar 27 Supreme Court Reviews Health Care Reform Law: a Guide to Day 2 By Jason Kane Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images For more than two years now, it's been the nation's multibillion-dollar question: Can the federal government force Americans to buy health insurance or pay a fine if they don't? Banking that the answer is yes,… Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch News Wrap: Trayvon Martin's Parents Attend Congressional Forum on Hate Crimes In other news Tuesday, the parents of the late 17-year-old Trayvon Martin attended congressional Democrats' forum on racial profiling and hate crimes. They thanked the panel for convening the event, but did not testify. Also, the Environmental Protection Agency called… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Supreme Court Considers Health Reform Day 1 Recap: Jurisdiction, Tax Questions Supreme Court Considers Health Reform Day 1 Recap: Jurisdiction, Tax Questions… Continue watching
Mar 26 Health Care Reform in the Supreme Court: Day 1 Audio and Transcript By Jason Kane Court sketch by William J. Hennessy Jr. Even the overflow section at the Supreme Court was overflowing Monday as the justices began hearing the first day of oral arguments in the health care reform law suit. Up first for their… Continue reading
Mar 26 Why I'm Protesting Health Care Reform: Voices of the Opposition By Jason Kane They came early. They came angry. They came from Georgia, Texas, Ohio, New Jersey and nearly every state in between. Hundreds of Tea Party Patriots gathered Saturday on Capitol Hill to officially voice -- once again -- their revulsion for… Continue reading
Mar 26 Santorum: Romney 'Worst Republican' to Face Obama; Picks Fight With Press By Christina Bellantoni Rick Santorum poses for a photo with a supporter in Fond du Lac, Wis. Photo by Mark Hirsch/Getty Images. As the delegate math got even tougher for Rick Santorum, the GOP presidential contender appeared to pick a fight Sunday with… Continue reading