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Re:Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate unconstituti... by tantalor on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @07:48PM (#21831057)
The individual mandate doesn't exist anymore. In 2017 Congress removed it starting in 2019.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Afforda...

Re:Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate unconstituti... by hanging on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @09:36PM (#21831592)
But this ruling means it can't be done ever again (barring a Constitutional Amendment).
Re:Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate unconstituti... by tssva on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @10:04PM (#21831708)
Both your comment and the parent comment are incorrect. First the individual mandate was not removed. The fine for not complying with the individual mandate was reduced to $0 but the mandate was not removed. This ruling states that since the fine is now $0 it can no longer be considered a tax and therefore is unconstitutional. Based upon this ruling a reimplementation of the individual mandate with a fine above $0 attached would be constitutional.
Re:Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate unconstituti... by hanging on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @07:17PM (#21830875)
Full title: "Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate unconstitutional; lower court to decide whether rest of law can stand without it"