State of Florida et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services et al.

State of Florida et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services et al. was one of three key cases heard by the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The central issue was whether Congress had overstepped its constitutional authority with the ACA's "individual mandate," which required most Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a fine. The states argued this exceeded Congress's power under the commerce clause. The Supreme Court ultimately upheld the individual mandate, but reinterpreted it as a tax rather than a regulation of commerce. The Court also addressed the expansion of Medicaid, limiting the federal government's ability to coerce states into expanding the program.1