OBAMACARE!!!!!
That word seems to scare lots of Republicans around the country.
Ever since President Obama’s Health care law (officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) was passed in March 2010 by a (then) Democratic congress, Republicans have been sick.
Now is their chance for payback.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge to “Obamacare” on Monday, March 26 to Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
The law, set to go into effect in 2014, contains a mandate requiring all Americans purchase health insurance.
Opponents think this is unconstitutional, have challenged the law, and now their argument is going to The Supremes at the Supreme Court.
But there are other provisions in the law that concern college students and college grads.
Adults between the ages of 18 to 26 under this federal law can stay on their parents’ health insurance plan until their 27th birthday. The young adult of said parent (s) can be married or file their taxes as an independent and still qualify. They don’t have to live with their parents or even live in the same state as their parents.
Presently, many students do not have insurance and do not seek medical treatment when they are sick.
Groups for the law such as National Action Network, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Organization for Women, NAACP Legal Defense Fund and other leaders in the labor and civil rights community will rally in support of the law in front of the Supreme Court during the hearings.
Opponents of this law say:
“It is high time for the high court to strike down this unconstitutional, unworkable and unpopular law,” said Randy E. Barnett, a law professor at Georgetown.
How do you think the Supreme Court will rule on these issues? How do you think they should rule?
For Myths and Quick Stats regarding this mandate check out the links below:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/healthreform/myths-and-facts
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/health-care-law-supreme-court-justice-hold-future/story?id=15040434
http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/state-laws-and-actions-challenging-aca.aspx
