The Supreme Court May Not Have the Ultimate Say in Constitutionality of Obamacare

When it comes to the Constitution, the Obama administration doesn't do a good job of following the rule of law. We know this because he tends to give Congress a chance to push his agenda and when they fail, he takes matters into his own hands. A new report by the Government Accountability Office isn't good news for those who hope the Supreme Court will kill Obamacare once and for all.

From Fox News:

A new report from the Government Accountability Office suggests the federal health care law could hold together even if the Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate.

The report, requested by Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., makes clear that the mandate is critical to the health care policy-without it, Americans with health insurance would be on the hook for an estimated $57 billion to cover increasing numbers of uninsured people.

But the report lists alternatives that could potentially hold the health care law intact if the Supreme court rules against the individual mandate.

It suggests modifying insurance open enrollment periods and imposing late fees, expanding employer input in facilitating health insurance enrollment and auto-enrollment, conducting a public education and outreach campaign and providing broad access to personalized health insurance enrollment assistance. The authors of the report wouldn't endorse any of the options saying only that they were possibilities that were discussed in drafting the report.