The deliberation is finally over: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act stays.

The Supreme Court announced this morning that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is, in fact, constitutional, ending months of speculation and debate over President Obama's long-fought battle. The lawpiece, the individual mandate, will have both immediate and long-term ramifications for almost all Americans, but mostly for the nation's 50 million uninsured.

The Court upheld the mandate as a tax by a 5-4 vote.

Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.

Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.