The new health care reform forces everyone to buy health insurance or pay a tax penalty. This has become a major debate with many who oppose the health care reform. This requirement is the corner stone of the white house health plan.  The argument was that if everyone is on a health plan that will help to offset costs for both the insurer and providers. There is a long legal battle a head but if this aspect was determined to be unconstitutional it would have a huge impact on the over all health care reform.

U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson refused to dismiss the state’s lawsuit, which argued the requirement that its residents have health insurance was unconstitutional.

The Judge who noted that his ruling was an initial step, decided the law was ripe for review. He said the issue the state raised — whether forcing residents to buy something, namely health care, is constitutional — had not been fully tested in court.