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Redefining "Medical Care", Lauren R. Roth

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

President Donald J. Trump has said he will repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace it with health savings accounts (HSAs). Conservatives have long preferred individual accounts to meet social welfare needs instead of more traditional entitlement programs. The types of "medical care" that can be reimbursed through an HSA are listed in § 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and include expenses "for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body."

In spite of the broad language, regulations and court interpretations have narrowed …

The Health Security Act: Coercion And Distrust For The Market, H. Richard Beresford

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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