Experts: Romney’s mandate is a tax too – Kyle Cheney – POLITICO.com

The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate as a “tax” has Republicans charging that President Barack Obama has hiked taxes on millions of middle-class Americans. But they may run into a problem: Mitt Romney’s individual mandate in Massachusetts works exactly the same way. And people…   Original post on politico.com    Comments on digg.com   

Republican Lawmaker Screams With Joy At False News Of Mandate Being Overturned – ThinkProgress

With some news networks erroneously reporting that the Supreme Court struck down the Affordable Care Act’s individual health care mandate just moments after the justices released their opinion, President Obama wasn’t the only prominent politician who initially thought the provision had fallen. MSNBC posts this video of Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) — an opponent of [...]   Original post on thinkprogress.org    Comments on digg.com   

Rush to report US health ruling trips up CNN, Fox – WSJ.com

NEW YORK — President Barack Obama worried and Republicans celebrated when they first heard the news. But not so fast: In the split-second rush to report the Supreme Court’s health care decision Thursday, CNN and Fox News Channel got it wrong.   Original post on wsj.com    Comments on digg.com   

REVEALED: When Governor, Romney Considered Individual Health Care Mandate Essential – ThinkProgress

The Wall Street Journal has uncovered a collection of emails from Mitt Romney’s time as Governor of Massachusetts that reveal a lot about Romney’s changing positions on health care. Most notably, they show the now-candidate once was a staunch defender of a health reform law with an individual mandate — a portion of the Affordable [...]   Original post on thinkprogress.org    Comments on digg.com   

History of the Individual Health Insurance Mandate, 1989-2010 – Health Care Reform / “Obamacare” – ProCon.org

History of the health insurance mandate from 1989 to 2010 including the original Heritage Foundation report where the concept of a mandate originated to the 2010 passage of PPACA.   Original post on procon.org    Comments on digg.com   

Supreme Court Prepares To Determine Fate Of U.S. Health Care System – TPMDC

In one week, the Supreme Court will hear a legacy-defining case for President Obama as it determines whether his signature achievement is constitutional. The health care reform law’s path to the high court has underscored a climate of supercharged partisan politics, and the highly anticipated decision expected this summer, in the dead heat of presidential election season, will determine the trajectory of the nation’s health care system.   Original post on talkingpointsmemo.com    Comments on digg.com