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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMass. Keeps Close Eye On Supreme Court Health Care Hearings
http://www.wbur.org/2012/03/29/mass-scotus-healthBOSTON The fate of President Obamas health care overhaul now lies in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court and observers arent expecting a decision until this summer.
The unprecedented combination of health care policy and legal theory has kept many Boston-area residents glued to their computers, radios, televisions and phones for updates.
Ive been mildly obsessed with the hearings, said Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts CEO Andrew Dreyfus. Ive been listening to them and reading the transcripts at night. Its just such an incredible moment of both constitutional history and political theater.
Blue Cross filed an amicus brief on the central issue before the high court; whether the federal government can require Americans to buy health insurance. Blue Cross argues the individual mandate is constitutional because patient spending on health care crosses state lines.
Many Massachusetts residents were surprised by how the individual mandate was described this week in and outside the Supreme Court.
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Mass. Keeps Close Eye On Supreme Court Health Care Hearings (Original Post)
xchrom
Mar 2012
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CAPHAVOC
(1,138 posts)1. Aetna and UHC
Are probably glued to the TV too. If the court tosses Obamacare they have the most to lose. Along with Phizer and Co.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)2. interesting that blue cross filed an amicus in favor of the ACA. nt
They helped write the bill. In one of the back rooms.
warrior1
(12,325 posts)4. this is why I was wondering
Do the rightwing judges so hate President Obama they'll vote it down or will they protect the bottom line for insurance companies?
jwirr
(39,215 posts)5. Not only insurance companies but all medical companies who stand to make money from those
who are finally insured.