The Supreme Court today issued their decision on several provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).  One of their rulings, by a 5-4 vote, upheld the individual mandate portion of the law.  This signifies that state based exchanges MUST be utilized in order to limit the intrusion of the federal government into our state’s health care delivery system.  

To review a copy of the Supreme Court decision (Syllabus is the first six pages) click here. Also linked are news releases from the Oklahoma State Chamber, Speaker of the House Steele, President Pro Tempore Bingman and Lt. Governor Lamb.  

To see a copy of Governor Fallin’s press release, click here.