Requiring Individuals to Obtain Health Insurance : A Constitutional Analysis.

Analyzes constitutional issues raised by Federal proposal to require individuals to purchase health insurance. Analyzes authority of Congress to pass a proposal to this effect; and considers how a court could analyze constitutional challenges to this type of proposal on grounds of due process, takin...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Constitutional law. Courts. Due process of law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Analyzes constitutional issues raised by Federal proposal to require individuals to purchase health insurance. Analyzes authority of Congress to pass a proposal to this effect; and considers how a court could analyze constitutional challenges to this type of proposal on grounds of due process, takings clause, or equal protection. Assesses whether there must be exceptions to a requirement to purchase health insurance based on First Amendment freedom of religion.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.