Another federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of the health reform law’s individual mandate, the obligation that virtually all Americans obtain health insurance by 2014 or face potential penalties.
The ruling, by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, is the second such ruling by a federal appeals court. A third appeals court concluded the mandate is unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on the matter next year, likely by April or May.