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The Future Of The Affordable Care Act: Protecting Economic Health More Than Physical Health?, David Orentlicher Jan 2014

The Future Of The Affordable Care Act: Protecting Economic Health More Than Physical Health?, David Orentlicher

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Health Care Reform And Efforts To Encourage Healthy Behavior By Individuals, David Orentlicher Jan 2014

Health Care Reform And Efforts To Encourage Healthy Behavior By Individuals, David Orentlicher

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Nfib V. Sebelius: Proportionality In The Exercise Of Congressional Power, David Orentlicher Jan 2013

Nfib V. Sebelius: Proportionality In The Exercise Of Congressional Power, David Orentlicher

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With its opinion on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the U.S. Supreme Court sparked much discussion regarding the implications of the case for other federal statutes. In particular, scholars have debated the significance of the Court's recognition of an anticoercion limit to the Spending Clause power.

When it recognized an anticoercion limit for the ACA's Medicaid expansion, the Court left considerable uncertainty as to the parameters of that limit. This essay sketches out one valuable and very plausible interpretation of the Court's new anticoercion principle. It also indicates how this new principle can address a long-standing problem …