April 2012
DLLR's Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Consumer Advice - Maryland Home Improvement Commission
Health Care Reform: Supreme Court Update
The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments last
week on the following questions with respect to the Affordable
Care Act:
• Whether the Anti-Injunction Act will prevent the Court
from hearing challenges to the individual mandate
provision until the time that penalties are actually
assessed;
• Whether the individual mandate is an unconstitutional
exercise of Congress’ power to regulate commerce;
• Whether and to what extent the remaining provisions
of the Affordable Care Act can survive if the individual