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Increasing the Medicare tax by 0.9 percent and adding a 3.8 percent tax on unearned income for high

income taxpayers.

• Charging an annual fee on health insurance providers.

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Imposing other taxes such as a 2.3% tax on manufacturers and importers of certain medical devices.

Many people and politicians, including Donald Trump, have sought to overturn the bill. Those who oppose the

bill believe it violates an individual’s right to choose whether to have insurance or not. In 2012, a number of

states challenged the law on the basis that the individual mandate provision is unconstitutional. In June 2012,

the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 decision that the individual mandate is actually a tax, so it is

constitutional as the federal government has the right to tax the populace. At the same time, some of the taxes

that were implemented as part of the ACA have been eliminated.

BRING IT HOME
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