Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare As A Tax; Here’s What It Means In Plain English

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The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare in a five to four vote, ruling that the individual mandate (requiring that Americans buy insurance or pay a fine) is constitutional as a tax. The court's opinions were divided (outlined in-depth here)—they also stipulated that states can't be penalized for not participating in Medicaid expansion—and what its specific rulings on the Affordable Care Act will mean for Americans is still being parsed out. Here's the Court's own explanation, "In Plain English" (via SCOTUSblog) More »Post from: Blisstree
 
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