The U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the healthcare reform act’s “individual mandate” provision, requiring most individuals to obtain health insurance or pay a fine, is constitutional.
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Senior Circuit Judge Silberman, noted in the opinion that these healthcare reform issues “will almost surely be decided by the Supreme Court.”