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U.S. Supreme Court

Nov. 16, 2011

High Court's decision to consider Medicaid expansion raises eyebrows

The U.S. Supreme Court's announcement that it will take up the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care law did not surprise legal observers, but its choice to consider striking the Medicaid expansion did.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court's announcement Monday that it will take up the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's signature health care law did not surprise legal observers, but its choice to consider striking the Medicaid expansion did.


Unlike other portions of the law that have been toppled, lower courts haven't overturned the provision greatly broadening eligibility for...

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