The health reform ruling: Four likely scenarios

I find it hard to believe that the President who taught Constitutional law, would sign a law that was illegal. I still don't understand how it got to the Supreme Court any way. I will be glad when the Democrats get serious about supporting this President and get the real message out about health care.

One day in June, the Supreme Court will declare whether President Barack Obama’s health care reform law is constitutional.

The next day, both parties will have to pick up the pieces.

A victory in the Supreme Court — less than five months before the presidential election — doesn’t guarantee that either party can win over public opinion. And it certainly doesn’t signal the end of the debate over health care reform.

Here are the four most likely scenarios:

The mandate is struck along with insurance reforms

This scenario robs the Obama administration of key, popular benefits of the health law. If the insurance rules are struck, insurance companies will still be able to deny coverage based on customers’ costly pre-existing conditions and charge more to older and sicker — or female — patients.

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