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US Supreme Court OKs Obama's Health Care Plan by abby mike
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US Supreme Court OKs Obama's Health Care Plan |
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The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Barack Obama a major victory Thursday, upholding the key part of his controversial health care plan in a 5-4 decision. The so-called "individual mandate" requires Americans to have health insurance or face a financial penalty. U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's more liberal justices, writing in his majority opinion that "because the Constitution permits such a tax, it is not [the court's] role to forbid it, or to pass [decide] upon its wisdom or fairness.' Facts About The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare” Individual mandate requiring all U.S. citizens to have health insurance either through private companies, their employers, or state-sponsored exchanges. Failure to do so will result in a fine. Insurance companies banned from denying coverage to applicants with pre-existing health conditions. Insurance companies required to include preventative health care at no extra cost, banned from setting limits on payouts for coverage. Companies employing over 50 people required to provide those employees with health insurance. Children allowed to stay on their parents’ insurance plans until 26 years of age. Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor voted with Roberts to uphold the law. President Barack Obama hailed the ruling as a victory "for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold it." He also said the court decision reaffirmed that in the United States, the wealthiest nation on Earth, no illness or accident should lead any family to financial ruin. "Whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold it," said President Obama. Mr. Obama's expected challenger in the 2012 election, Republican Mitt Romney, promised to repeal the law on his first day in office, if elected. He said "Obamacare was bad policy yesterday. It's bad policy today," and warned the law will cause up to 20 million Americans to lose health care coverage they like or want to keep while also killing badly needed jobs. "What the court did today was say that Obamacare did not violate the Constitution," said Romney. "What they did not do is say that Obamacare was good law or that it's good policy. Obamacare was bad policy yesterday. It's bad policy today." I'm an author of "One Geek to Another" a weekly column of advice and etiquette for the modern lifestyle. I also writes professionally in the fashion styles. "One Geek to Another" and other examples of mine can be found at lifeshoessale.com
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