Do You Think The Affordable Health Care Act is Legal?
Supreme Court of the United States voted 5-4 to uphold Obama's health care plan. Do you agree?
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POLL: Do You Agree With the Supreme Court Decision on Health-Care Reform?
In a landmark ruling last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Affordable Care Act constitutional in a 5-4 vote, giving President Barack Obama a political victory and maintaining health-care coverage for thousands of Iowans.
Patch was abuzz last week following the ruling released by the U.S. Supreme Court that deemed the Affordable Care Act — or ObamaCare — constitutional. What's your opinion on the Supreme Court's decision? Do you support it? Moving to Canada? Vote in our poll and share your opinion in the comments section below. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the 5-4 majority, stating the Constitution gives Congress the right to impose individual mandates, the centerpiece of the legislation. Isa O'Hara, owner of the Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines' Historic Valley Junction, had a different reaction. "Holy crap," she said, in the minutes following the ruling. "There goes the country. I guess it was already sliding downhill."
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Vilsack, King React to Supreme Court Decision on Health Care Act
Vilsack said the affordable health care act is in need of reform. King said health care now becomes an election referendum.
Ames Democrat Christie Vilsack and U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kirion, opponents in the race for Iowa's District 4 Congressional seat, released their reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act today. Vilsack who hopes to unseat King said the bill needs some work because she said it does little to make health care affordable. King, who has represented western Iowa for a decade, said this means that this year's presidential election becomes a referendum in which a vote for Republicans means repeal of the Affordable Health Care act. VILSACK: “I feel strongly that health care must be accessible, affordable, and high quality for all Americans. The Affordable Care Act took important steps toward that goal, like allowing young…
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Supreme Court Rules on Affordable Health Care Act, Affecting Thousands of Iowans
The Supreme Court made a landmark ruling on the Affordable Health Care Act this morning deciding on the legislation that has become known as ObamaCare.
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Health Care Act -- ObamaCare -- giving the president a major political victory and maintaining health care coverage for thousands of Iowans. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for a 5-4 majority, said that the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the right to impose individual mandates, the center-piece of the legislation, according to The New York Times. "Holy crap," said Isa O'Hara, owner of the Green Grounds Cafe in Historic Valley Junction, in the minutes following the ruling. "There goes the country. I guess it was already sliding downhill." The decision did significantly restrict one major portion of the law: the expansion of Medicaid, the government health-…
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Maria Houser Conzemius
1:31 pm on Sunday, July 8, 2012
Kurt B., some say that private health insurance may be so costly that the Affordable Care Act will go to a single-payer model like Medicare and Medicaid. Many Democrats wanted a single-payer health insurance system all along. And lest people think that's a bad thing, remember the old woman who cried, "Keep the government out of my Medicare!" She likes her health insurance but didn't know who … more ›
James l. Murphy
8:20 pm on Sunday, July 8, 2012
Idiots! Equal access to the regime with Obama. Just tax some more and tear-up And destroy the constitution. After all, it has only led us for over 200 years and Made us the greatest Nation of this world!!!!! more ›