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If Medicare for All Is Constitutional, So Is Obamacare
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If Medicare for All Is Constitutional, So Is Obamacare

Topher Spiro uses the example of Medicare for all to prove that Obamacare is constitutional.

Let’s start with first principles. If we as Americans want to solve problems that have plagued our health care system for decades — but continue to rely on private health insurance markets — then the most effective solution involves an individual mandate.

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Topher Spiro

Senior Fellow, Health Policy