Article courtesy of Payne Financial Group's BenefitsBuzz newsletter, September 2011 issue.

11th Circuit approves federal health care reform - all but "individual mandate"

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently declared unconstitutional the "individual mandate" provision of health care reform, which requires people to buy health insurance. It held, however, that the rest of the law could stand.

This differed from a decision offered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit federal court, which declared the entire law constitutional. A third federal appeals court is also expected to review the case.

Many experts believe that this decision will prompt the U.S. Supreme Court to review the law, possibly after its current recess ends this fall.