Florida Ex Rel. McCollum v. United States Department of Health & Human Services

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that the individual plaintiffs satisfied standing where one alleged that he had no desire to purchase insurance, was not qualified for Medicaid or Medicare, and was financially able to pay for medical needs out of pocket
• concluding that challenge to the health care act was ripe and the impact of the individual mandate “immediate or very near” because “the uninsured will need to research available insurance plans, find one that meets their needs, and begin budgeting accordingly”
• discussing earlier House and Senate versions of health care reform legislation referring to the penalty provision as a tax
• discussing the lack of any statutorily identified revenue-generating purpose for the individual mandate and penalty
• discussing earlier House and Senate versions of health care reform legislation referring to the penalty provision as a tax
• discussing the lack of any statutorily identified revenue-generating purpose for the individual mandate and penalty

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).