White House to Pursue Health-Care Appeal After Florida Ruling
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The Obama administration said it will appeal a Florida judge’s ruling that last year’s health-care overhaul overstepped limits on congressional power by compelling people to buy insurance.
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Pensacola said yesterday that a provision of the law requiring Americans over 18 to obtain insurance coverage exceeded the power of Congress to regulate commerce under the U.S Constitution. Because the insurance mandate is central to the legislation, the entire law must be voided, he said. The U.S. said it may seek to block the decision while it appeals.