The US Supreme Court, as expected, will decide if key provisions of the Obama administration's healthcare overhaul law violate the Constitution by exceeding the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce and to levy taxes. The key issue is whether Congress can require every American to purchase health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty. State officials and other parties are challenging the constitutionality of the individual mandate provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and differing legal rulings on the issue have brought it to the High Court for a final ruling.
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