WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that nearly every American have health insurance. The 5-4 decision meant the huge overhaul, ...

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A state lacked standing to challenge the individual mandate authorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the 4th Circuit has ruled in reversing a decision declaring portions of the statute unconstitutional.

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The first certiorari petition in the challenge to the federal health care law reached the U.S. Supreme Court last week, giving the court a chance to add yet another high-profile case to the October 2011 Term docket — which is already shaping up to be a blockbuster.

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When the 111th Congress began crafting what came to be the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) it attempted to resolve one of the most inscrutable problems facing all health care regimes, i.e., everyone consumes health care but not everyone pays for it.

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Portions of the new federal health care reform law may be unconstitutional, a U.S. District Court in Florida has ruled in denying a motion to dismiss. Twenty states and several individual plaintiffs ...

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Gov. David A. Paterson on Thursday announced the state’s application to develop a program to help uninsured New Yorkers benefit from the temporary pre-existing condition insurance funding, made available in the federal health care reform statute ...

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An interim final rule clarifying the grandfathering provisions for employers under the health care reform law contains surprises that raise the stakes on advising companies about their health plans.

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The new health care reform law doesn’t just provide for universal health care — it also includes various non-health care provisions relevant to lawyers.

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