Requiring Individuals to Obtain Health Insurance: A Constitutional Analysis: Congressional Research Service, April 6, 2012 - Softcover

Staman, Jennifer; Brougher, Cynthia; Liu, Edward C.; Lunder, Erika K.; Thomas, Kenneth R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1477571213 ISBN 13: 9781477571217

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), P.L. 111-148, as amended, Congress enacted a “minimum coverage provision,” which compels certain individuals to have a minimum level of health insurance (i.e., an “individual mandate”). Individuals who fail to do so may be subject to a monetary penalty, administered through the tax code. Congress has never compelled individuals to buy health insurance, and there has been significant controversy and debate over whether the requirement is within the scope of Congress’s legislative powers.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1477571213
• ISBN 13: 9781477571217
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 42