VOA News: USA: Supreme Court Debate Continues Over Health Care Overhaul

VOA News: USA USA Voice of America

Supreme Court Debate Continues Over Health Care Overhaul Mar 27th 2012, 12:45 The U.S. Supreme Court will continue hearing arguments Tuesday on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a landmark case that could affect the life of nearly every American. During the nearly 90-minute hearing Monday, the justices' intensive questioning indicated that a legal issue with the potential to derail the case will not stand in the way of the proceeding. <!--AV--> The central issue in this case is a provision in the law requiring nearly all Americans to buy health insurance or pay a penalty.  If the penalty is considered a tax the court would be unable to consider the case before takes effect Supporters of the measure say the provision is needed to spread the cost of health care among all Americans. Opponents are arguing the measure violates the Constitution and tramples individual liberties. Media files: Reut_HealthcareProtest_27mar12-resizedpx480q100dpi96shp8.jpg (image/jpeg, 0.2 MB) Reut_HealthcareProtest_27mar12-300.jpg US_HEALTH_CARE_VO-standardQT-fixed-x264-Platform_YTHQFull.mp4 (video/mp4)

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