DoJ files appeal in healthcare reform case
In the ongoing case of State of Florida et al v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed an appeal of the unconstitutionality of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
A couple of days earlier, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled an oral argument on the healthcare reform lawsuit for June 8.
“This expedited schedule paves the way for the challenge of the Federal PPACA to be heard before the U.S. Supreme Court by fall,” said a statement from the Office of the Attorney General of Florida Pam Bondi.
In January, Judge Roger Vinson of the Federal District Court in Pensacola, Fla., ruled that PPACA’s individual insurance mandate is unconstitutional and struck down the act in its entirety. The judge subsequently placed a stay on his decision, conditioned on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) filing a notice of appeal to the decision within seven calendar days of March 3.
The PPACA challenge includes 26 states and the National Federation of Independent Business.
Read the 110-page appeal here.
A couple of days earlier, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled an oral argument on the healthcare reform lawsuit for June 8.
“This expedited schedule paves the way for the challenge of the Federal PPACA to be heard before the U.S. Supreme Court by fall,” said a statement from the Office of the Attorney General of Florida Pam Bondi.
In January, Judge Roger Vinson of the Federal District Court in Pensacola, Fla., ruled that PPACA’s individual insurance mandate is unconstitutional and struck down the act in its entirety. The judge subsequently placed a stay on his decision, conditioned on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) filing a notice of appeal to the decision within seven calendar days of March 3.
The PPACA challenge includes 26 states and the National Federation of Independent Business.
Read the 110-page appeal here.