Week 2 discussion
DQ1
When President Obama introduced the Affordable Health Care Act, several states banded together to appeal the constitutionality of the Act. On January 31, 2011, a federal judge ruled parts of the act unconstitutional. President Obama’s law team formally appealed the decision in Florida v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (11-11021). The appeal can be found at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-ca11-11-11021/pdf/USCOURTS-ca11-11-11021-0.pdf. Read pages 55-67 (B. Congress’s Power under the Spending Clause) and determine:
1. The legal aspects in question
2. The argument for appeal presented by the President’s team.
3. The implications of the act on the provision of health care in the United States.
Respond to three other peers and provide additional insight and/or constructive comments. One-sentence posts or peer responses are not appropriate and will not receive full credit.
DQ2
How do organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization enforce public health law? Support your response with a specific example. Respond to three other peers and provide additional insight and/or constructive comments. One-sentence posts or peer responses are not appropriate and will not receive full credit.
