United States: the Supreme Court upholds Obamacare

A majority of the US Supreme Court upheld key portions of Obamacare (The Affordable Care Act) especially the federal subsidy system that 7 million rely on.
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The Supreme Court preserved the basis of the health insurance law, Obamacare. In a 6-3 decision judges said the Federal State had the right the subsidize the health insurance system. The law voted in 2010 was under attack by 4 complainants from Virginia who disputed the way health insurance exchanges operated. Post Obamacare, States were asked to implement exchanges so citizens could compare insurance offers and then make appropriate choices. However 34 States did nothing and the Federal St

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