It's not a prospect many legal observers took seriously until earlier today, but now that swing-vote Justice Anthony Kennedy has shown some of his true colors, everyone's wondering what will become of ...

The individual mandate, an idea inspired by conservative intellectuals but ultimately embraced by Democratic lawmakers as an essential part of the Affordable Care Act, will soon be dead. The provision ...

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear two hours of oral argument on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, marking the second of three days of ...

Perhaps no element of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is as well-known as the individual mandate, a requirement that US citizens obtain health insurance or pay a fine. While Republican lawmakers have ...

The most heavily debated element of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is the constitutionality of the individual health insurance mandate, which requires ...

One feature of President Obama's proposed health plan is a mandate requiring all individuals to have health insurance. But as health care legislation makes its way through the Senate this week, ...

The individual mandate is the single most controversial feature of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Everyone who can afford coverage—unless an undocumented immigrant or exempted on ...

Health care is a basic human right, and though the United States is still miles away from equity of access, "Obamacare" is a necessary step in the right direction. Romney's explanation of his ...

Litigation over Obamacare’s individual mandate has captured the public’s attention. But the ultimate goal in challenging the constitutionality of President Obama’s health care law is not the mandate; ...

Vowing to oppose the historic health care reform that passed was a central part of the Republican platform. The reason was decidedly simple — this law was derided as a “government takeover.” Never ...

Justices divided on outcome of health act if individual mandate is rejected. March 28, 2012 — -- After three days and more than six hours of arguments before the Supreme Court, Solicitor General ...

Ezra Klein of the Washington Post has said a version of this already today, but it’s worth repeating. There is only a very, very slim chance that the individual mandate will be repealed by Congress, ...