> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Health Law's March Madness - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/the_health_law_s_march_madness_0323120104/ - Published: 2012-03-23T15:03:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-15T13:33:27.000Z - Description: Kaiser Health News collects its coverage of the health law's second anniversary and the Supreme Court arguments, including how insurers, hospitals and drug makers are defending the deals they cut, what happens if the mandate falls, and New Jersey's experience without one. - Author: Food Consumer - Tags: Healthcare, Health News, #vivvo-import March 2012 marks the two-year anniversary of President Barack Obama's signing the health law - and marks the start of the Supreme Court's consideration of the constitutionality of the law. To help you make sense of it all, Kaiser Health News is covering the anniversary and oral arguments from all angles. Follow KHN's complete coverage of the Health Law's March Madness here: [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29675/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29675/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) Health Law At The High Court Health Industries Weigh In On Supreme Court Case Insurers, hospitals and drug makers all cut deals to help shape the health law. Now, as the Supreme Court awaits arguments, the industry groups are deploying different strategies to defend their interests before the High Court. [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29676/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29676/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) A Primer On The Supreme Court Health Law Oral Arguments Next week, the high court will consider the fate of the health law. Here are key points to keep in mind while watching the action. [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29677/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29677/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) What Happens If The Mandate Is Overturned? If the Supreme Court throws out the mandate to carry insurance, Obama might need assistance from Congress or insurers to save the overhaul. [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29678/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29678/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) The N.J. Experience: Do Reforms Unravel Without A Mandate? N.J. tried to reform its insurance markets without imposing an individual mandate. Now, supporters say the federal law needs a mandate to achieve its goals. [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29679/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29679/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) Legal Questions And Answers That Will Decide The Health Law's Fate With Stuart Taylor as a guide, KHN provides this diagram to help see how the sweeping health law's implementation could proceed -- or not -- based on a series of questions. [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29736/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29736/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) Send Us Your Questions For The KHN LIVE Webcast: Analyzing the Supreme Court Health Care Arguments After what is sure to be three tumultuous days, KHN will take a step back on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET, to review the Supreme Court arguments. KHN Senior Correspondent Mary Agnes Carey will be joined by Stuart Taylor, attorney, author and KHN legal analyst; Tom Goldstein, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., and publisher of the SCOTUSblog; and Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent, NPR. The panel will be answering your questions about the case. Please email questions to: [live@kaiserhealthnews.org](mailto:live@kaiserhealthnews.org). You can find a selection of KHN's coverage and resources on the Supreme Court case here: [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29680/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29680/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) The Health Law Turns 2 Scorecard: What The Health Law Has Delivered, Or Not KHN compares progress of the health law's implementation to original projections from 2010. [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29735/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29735/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) A Timeline Of The Health Reform Law's Milestones And Regulations The political ruckus after President Obama signed the health law has not deterred his administration from issuing hundreds of pages of regulations. KHN illustrates them. [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29681/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29681/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) Two Years In, A Consumer Guide To Health Reform Law While some of the key features don't kick in until 2014, the still-controversial law has a number of consumer benefits that have already changed the rules of health care for consumers. [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29682/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29682/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) Video: What You Can Expect This Year From The Health Law This year, the health law will bring changes to insurance rebates, flexible spending accounts, preventive care (including contraceptives) and easy-to-read insurance labels. [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29683/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29683/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) Premium Rebates, Coverage Labels, Reduced Medicare Drug Costs Highlight 2012 Health Law Changes Despite deep political division about the health overhaul, implementation marches on. [http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29684/0/](http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/29327/348993/29684/0/?ref=foodconsumer.org) \----------------------------- Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent operating program of the Kaiser Family Foundation. (c) 2012 Kaiser Health News. 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