This morning, a federal district judge in Virginia ruled that a key provision of the new health care reform law — the “Minimum Essential Coverage Provision,” otherwise known as the “individual mandate” – is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson held that Congress exceeded its constitutional powers under the Commerce Clause, or associated Necessary and Proper Clause, by requiring each citizen to arrange for the purchase of health insurance.
Read moreSmall employers face the difficult decision of keeping their “grandfathered” health plans in the face of rate hikes, shopping around for better deals, or dropping health coverage altogether.
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