Analyses and News on Health Care Ruling

The Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate to buy health insurance is a constitutional exercise of Congress’s taxing power.  Importantly, the Court did not accept the Obama administration’s argument that the individual mandate was justified under the Commerce Clause.   For the time being, this leaves most of the federal health care overhaul intact. 

The impact of this ruling will be dramatic and far-reaching.  Where does the ruling leave health care reform?  What should States be doing in response?  What should Congress do?   How will the ruling influence upcoming elections?  Does it represent a substantial change in the Court’s jurisprudence?  What Obamacare provision might be next up on the Court’s docket?

To help you understand the ruling’s impact on law, policy and politics, we’re collecting the best analyses and reactions as they emerge over the coming weeks.  So keep checking back for the latest.

The Supreme Court Opinion

• NFIB v. Sebelius

Best of the best analyses

• A Choice, Not a Whine
  David Brooks | New York Times | July 3, 2012
• Chief Justice Roberts Sold Out the Constitution for Less Than Wales
  Ilya Shapiro | Cato @ Liberty | July 2, 2012
• Obamacare survives, but political playing field has changed
  Michael Barone | Townhall | July 2, 2012
• After the Supreme Court, Higher Cost and Unrealistic Timeline Will Force Major Changes
  Joseph Antos | Health Affairs Blog | July 2, 2012
• Universal Coverage without Mandates
  John Goodman's Health Policy Blog | July 2, 2012
• Chief Justice Roberts and His Apologists
  John Yoo | Wall Street Journal | June 29, 2012
• Today’s health-care decision: In Plain English
  Amy Howe | SCOTUSblog | June 28, 2012
• The Healthcare Decision and the Revival of the Taxing Power: The Costs and Benefits of Formalism in Federalism
  Rick Hills | Prawfsblawg | June 28, 2012
• A taxing, but potentially hopeful decision
  Ilya Somin | SCOTUSblog | June 28, 2012
• A message from “Law World” — What Chief Justice Roberts said about the individual mandate
  Paul Mirengoff | PowerLine Blog | June 28, 2012

Initial reaction from American Experiment policy staff

• Peter J. Nelson
  Star Tribune | June 28, 2012
• John LaPlante
  CAE Blog | June 28, 2012
• CAE News Release: Now It's Time for Real Reform: American Experiment's Reaction to Health Care Ruling
  June 28, 2012

American Experiment in the news

• Peter Nelson discusses SCOTUS Health Care ruling on At Issue
  July 1, 2012 (segment begins at minute marker 14.45)  
• Kim Crockett discusses Health Care ruling on Fox 9 News
  June 28, 2012 
• Supreme Court's ruling on health law carries big stakes in Minnesota
  Christopher Snowbeck | Pioneer Press | June 26, 2012