Federal judge upholds key provisions of Obamacare

October 8, 2010 06:07


A federal judge in Detroit today upheld key provisions of President Barack Obama’s landmark health reform law.

BY DAVID ASHENFELTER AND PATRICIA ANSTETT at Freep.com

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Steeh also dismissed the major points of the suit — requiring Americans to buy health insurance and penalizing those who don’t starting in 2014.

“I think it’s important that this decision be reversed to prevent Congress from overreaching the way it did in passing the original mandate,” said law center attorney Robert Muise. He predicted the case will wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Nation-wide, several dozen lawsuits have been filed to stop the reforms. Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and 19 other state attorney generals brought one of the challenges, which is set for oral arguments in Florida Dec. 16, according to Cox spokeswoman Joy Yearout.

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