Six national groups on aging are extending a warning to the Supreme Court: Do what you will with the individual mandate, but don't attach that provision with others that actually help people age 65 and older.

The groups filed an offical Brief of Amici Curiae with the Supreme Court on Friday. The "friend of the court" brief is a document filed by an entity that is not part of the litigation, but who believes that the outcome will affect its best interest.

The groups (AARP; Center for Medicare Advocacy; Medicare Rights Center; National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare; National Council on Aging; and National Senior Citizens Law Center) are chiming in on the "National Federation of Independent Business et al v Kathleen Sebelius et al" and the "State of Florida et al v Department of Health and Human Services et al" cases, which challenge the constitutionality of the health reform law. In those cases, the petitioners contend that all of the ACA should fall if the minimum coverage provision is invalidated by the Court.