I’m afraid this is a dead issue. It will take a massive effort from both houses of Congress to get rid of ZeroCare.
Even If this rather tenuous looking basis for an argument Makes it to SCOTUS, remember that CJ Roberts shafted us by declaring, in effect, that Congress, now owns the Power to Tax us because of our Inactivity in entering the stream of Commerce.
If Roberts and the others have the gall to shovel That onto our plates, the House of Origination isn’t going to cut any mustard with him Either.
What we Need, is Originalist SCOTUS appointments, and we’re Not going to get them overnight and without a royal tooth and nail vetting battle.
Roberts and the liberal 5 will find a way to outfox these guys, IF they even listen to the argument. Our best hope is Romney and that is no sure thing either,even if he is elected.
I don’t think that it will be as difficult as people think to get rid of 0-care. Although the legal and legislative challenges are daunting, the plan is simply economically unsustainable and impractable. With so many regulations, low reimbursement and rationing boards, providers will simply drop out of the system and create access problems so great that the system will implode. Meanwhile, costs will go out of control because of bureaucratic expansion that has nothing to do with health care delivery. A reversion to a direct pay system would be more likely at that point because the Federal government will simply not have enough money to enact a top down and fully socialized system.