HHS et al v. State of Florida et.al Brief for Petitioners

January 6, 2012
On January 6, 2012, Department of Health and Human Services, released a brief for petitioners on the Department of Health and Human Services, et al. versus State of Florida, et al. about the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. On the writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the eleventh circuit, the question presented is whether the minimum coverage provision is a valid exercise of Congress's powers under Article I of the Constitution. The DHHS stated that the minimum coverage provision was a valid exercise because it . . .