Supreme Court Ruling Today: Montgomery County Weighs In

The Supreme Court is scheduled to rule Thursday morning on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, signed into law March 23, 2010.

Dr. Ulder Tillman, Montgomery County health officer, told Patch the county has worked to prepare for changes in the healthcare system implemented by the State of Maryland, so county officials will be watching how the state responds to the high court's decision.

In an informal Patch poll in Montgomery County this week, a majority of those who voted said the high court should not overturn the law.

One commenter said asking a simple poll question was unfair because "not even Congress seems to have a full grasp" of the law's consequences. Still, the reader said, it's reasonable to expect a national health plan despite criticism "mostly from well-to-do people who HAVE health care coverage, telling us that this is socialism."

Another reader was surprised at the high percentage of uninsured in Montgomery County.

A, slightly lower than the state average of 13 percent and higher than the national average of 11 percent. 

Want to know more about what to expect in the ruling. Read Scotusblog, which purports to be President Obama's source for Supreme Court news.

Patch will have full coverage of state and local reaction when the decision is handed down.