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Former good articleAffordable Care Act was one of the Social sciences and society good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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California v. Texas

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"This raised questions about whether the ACA was still constitutional.[16][17][18] In June 2021, the Supreme Court upheld the ACA for the third time in California v. Texas.[19]" is the final piece of the top page of the article. I find this to be somewhat misleading, as the ruling of California v. Texas was a result of the opinion that Texas lacked standing, as their claim to injury was denied by the majority and the Court decided they could not rule on the question at hand. The way these sentences coincide —— without proper context —— implies that the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the ACA, which was not true of the majority opinion. The district and circuit court rulings were also contradictory, the first ruled that the mandate was unconstitutional and therefore so was the rest of the act, while the latter opined that the mandate may be severable, remanding it back to the district. However, SCOTUS granted certiorari prior to the district reopening the case.[1][2][3]

Basically, this case never played out to the point of any effective rulings on the constitutionality of the act as a whole, only affirming this in the portion of the individual mandate. As such, this should be reworded, provided with substantial context, or removed altogether.

JackSitilides (talk) 00:56, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"landmark"?

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Calling this a "landmark" statute obviously reflects bias. That word should be removed. WikiAlto (talk) 22:54, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would at least agree that it reflects bad writing in the context of an encyclopedia. Avoid figurative language, euphemisms, and the sort. GMGtalk 00:39, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have to disagree with you here. The term "landmark" is used consistently in reference to Court rulings or acts of Congress that present a significant change to the status quo, even in scholarly writing. There is not necessarily any positive or negative connotation to the word as used in this instance. As said at the top of the article, the ACA "represents the U.S. healthcare system's most significant regulatory overhaul and expansion of coverage since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965." This in and of itself is grounds for the use of the adjective.


Footnotes

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Wiki Education assignment: 1101 American Government

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 15 August 2024 and 4 December 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): BellaT3314, CM285767 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by CM285767 (talk) 16:13, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Preparatory Composition

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 27 August 2024 and 12 December 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Karlapinedaarias (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Karlapinedaarias (talk) 13:38, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect Affordable Care Act (version 2) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 26 § Affordable Care Act (version 2) until a consensus is reached. QuicoleJR (talk) 17:34, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Global Poverty and Practice

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 28 August 2024 and 20 December 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Sravani.khanal (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Sravani.khanal (talk) 05:34, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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