The court must decide whether Congress’ setting the shared responsibility payment to $0 means that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) statute is now unconstitutional.
Based on precedent and legal insights afforded by Supreme Court justices, it may be possible to guess which way the court will rule.
How do you think the Supreme Court will rule on the Affordable Care Act?
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