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25. Agreed. However the SCOTUS doesn' thave to rule that way.

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #24)

Mon Oct 12, 2020, 01:18 PM

Oct 2020

They can find it narrowly unconstitutional for example and strike down just the individual mandate leaving the rest (to include pre existing conditions) standing.

They could also strike it all down saying it is impossible to decouple the mandate from the rest as written.

So it really comes down to exactly how and why they find it Unconstitutional. The exact wording of the ruling will matter a lot. That is why I was saying it is very hard to know what it means to John Doe policy holder until we get the verdict.

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also depends if.... getagrip_already Oct 2020 #6

+1 Yeah that is another important point. Statistical Oct 2020 #7

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Only if the same issue is before the court. Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #29

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They won't rule until late spring/early summer. Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #5

I was comforted by that then was told there is a case Nov 10. LizBeth Oct 2020 #12

Wait...what's your point? Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #13

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+1 LizBeth Oct 2020 #21

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