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Bob Semro's presentation to the League of Women Voters on "The Affordable Care Act – after the Supreme Court ruling."

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By Bob Semro

From the beginning, there was little doubt that one of the Affordable Care Act's most important provisions would end up in the Supreme Court. That section of the law, known as the "minimum coverage provision," or "individual mandate," would require most American citizens and legal residents to purchase a minimum level of health insurance coverage from a private insurer or pay a tax penalty.

We are very pleased with today's Supreme Court ruling. After months of uncertainty, Coloradans now have the security of knowing they will have access to quality, affordable health care.

Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act, there was a staggering gap between Americans who had access to affordable health care and those who did not. The act's reforms are bridging that gap and will help to secure health care coverage for all Americans.

From the beginning, there was little doubt that the minimum-coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act, also known as the individual mandate, would end up in the Supreme Court. That provision requires most American citizens and legal residents to purchase a minimum level of health insurance coverage from a private insurer or pay a tax penalty.

Perhaps the most important decision regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be made over the next three months. That decision by the Supreme Court will address the constitutionality of the most controversial provision of the law, the minimum-coverage provision, also known as the individual mandate.

The Bell Policy Center applauds the decision on mill levy stabilization by the Colorado Supreme Court, and it offers congratulations to Gov. Bill Ritter and the General Assembly for initiating this important step to ensure a more reasonable, rational fiscal policy for Colorado.

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"The action of the Colorado Supreme Court saved Colorado voters from an expensive campaign on what even the initiative???s supporters agreed was a purely symbolic measure,??? said Wade Buchanan, president of the Bell Policy Center. ???It would have been a campaign centered on a false choice.???