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  • Measure Gauges Montanans’ Views On New Federal Health Care Law

    Keele Smith|Oct 17, 2012

    If backers of LR-122 succeed on Nov. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the federal health care reform act may not be the last word on the matter in Montana. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, derided by opponents as Obamacare, represented one of the most significant overhauls in the nation’s health care system in 50 years. Under the new federal law, individuals must buy health insurance or pay a tax penalty when filing their federal tax returns. It is this so-called “individual mandate” that riled many Republicans in the state...