Where does the Constitution authorize the federal government to provide professional/business insurance?
“Where does the Constitution authorize the federal government to provide professional/business insurance?”
There are federal malpractice reform bills pending, including one by Congressman Price, the man most likely to become the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The system for paying for health related things like drugs, the second largest item of interstate commerce, is at the breaking point.
Many people can’t buy the (interstate commerce sourced)drugs they need because health insurance is too damn expensive.
One of the reasons why health insurance is too damn expensive is because the existing medical malpractice system isn’t working well.
“Where does the Constitution authorize the federal government to provide professional/business insurance?”
It comes from the explicit power of Congress to levy direct and income taxes - just as with Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid systems.
“Where does the Constitution authorize”
States will make power grabs taking over their systems pronto.
I believe every state runs its own unemployment compensation system.