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→Basis for Legal Challenges: Alaska opts out of healthcare reform since the federal judge declared it unconstitutional
It has also been pointed out that because the penalty applies to inactivity, it is beyond the powers authorized by the [[Sixteenth Amendment]].
It has also been pointed out that because the penalty applies to inactivity, it is beyond the powers authorized by the [[Sixteenth Amendment]].
Since the [[federal]] judge decided the entire healthcare reform bill law was unconstitutional, states such as Alaska, that was not a part of the lawsuit, have decided not to implement the mandated reforms. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/17/alaska-governor-refuses-enact-obamacare/?test=latestnews Alaska Governor Refuses to Enact 'ObamaCare', Fox News, February 17, 2011]</ref>
==History of Mandatory Coverage==
==History of Mandatory Coverage==