Federal Judge Roger Vinson is expected to rule Monday on a lawsuit filed by Florida and 25 other states challenging the federal health care act approved by Congress last year.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and others are scheduling interviews in anticipation that the federal judge for the northern district of Florida will rule on whether the sweeping health care reform act oversteps federal authority by, among other things, requiring citizens to carry health insurance or pay penalties.
Vinson heard arguments in December in the case file by former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum in March. Plaintiffs in the case also argue that the measure unduly expands Medicaid, a joint state/federal program that will see its ranks dramatically increase under the plan.
The News Service of Florida
