Supreme Court Mulls Fate of Health-Care Overhaul

The U.S. Supreme Court struggled on Wednesday over what to do about President Barack Obama's entire healthcare overhaul should the nine justices decide to strike down as unconstitutional the insurance requirement underpinning the law. At the end of a 90-minute session, no clear consensus emerged for the fate of the entire law should the justices decide to void its key provision - the mandate that most Americans obtain medical insurance by 2014 or face a penalty. The court - in the third and final day of historic arguments in the case - is expected issue a ruling by late June. The four liberal justices were skeptical about tossing out the sweeping law that has hundreds of other provisions aimed at stemming soaring healthcare costs and expanding coverage - some of which are already in effect. Chief Justice John Roberts, leader of the conservative five-member wing of the court, questioned how they could discern the intent of Congress when it dually titled the law "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." Continue reading this article

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