The Hill reports that some supporters have recently shifted their tone about the health law challenges being "frivolous," acknowledging the Supreme Court wouldn't allow so much time for arguments if the justices viewed the issues as "a waste of time." Also, Politico explores the fate of the law's Medicaid expansion in the context of the court challenge, and CQ HealthBeat reports on the addition of plaintiffs and more amicus briefs.
The Hill: Court Angst For Left Over Health Care
Supporters of President Obama's healthcare reform have lost the high level of confidence they once displayed that the Supreme Court would throw out constitutional challenges to the law's individual mandate. Many liberals and some Democratic leaders initially waved off lawsuits challenging the law's individual mandate, saying the suits were "frivolous" political stunts. But that tone has shifted significantly since the Supreme Court devoted nearly six hours to arguments in the case — a modern record. That the high court would set aside so much time for the landmark case suggests that the justices certainly don't see the challenges as a waste of time (Baker, 1/18).
Politico: Supreme Court Holds Fate Of Medicaid
Legal experts say no one can predict what the high court will do — particularly because many were surprised that the Supreme Court agreed to consider the Medicaid portion of the big multistate challenge to President Barack Obama's health reform law in the first place (Feder, 1/17).
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