Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Overturning the new Healthcare Law - Implications and Impact on Health IT

The individual mandate is a central part of the Affordable Care Act also known as the new healthcare law. The individual mandate requires every working working adult to acquire health insurance or pay a penalty. Such mandate is essential for insurance companies whom under the law are barred from not providing coverage to individual with pre-existing conditions. Below are CSPAN videos of the new healthcare law before the Supreme Court. With the Health IT running on the wheels of the Affordable care Act (eg. Accountable Care Organization) what would happen to Health It if the entire healthcare law were overturned.  Please share your thoughts.
Healthcare Law Individual Mandate
Healthcare Law and the Anti-injunction Act
Inside the Supreme Court
Review of the Healthcare Law Oral Arguments

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