RT Journal
A1 Gostin LO
T1 The supreme court's historic ruling on the affordable care act: Economic sustainability and universal coverage
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD August 8
VO 308
IS 6
SP 571
OP 572
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.9061
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.9061
AB 
On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down its historic ruling in National Federation of Independent Business v Sebelius, upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with the sole exception that Congress cannot penalize states that decline to expand Medicaid.1 Does the court's decision ensure the ACA's economic viability, and can it fulfill the promise of universal coverage?2- 3