Her medication, $2,000 a month, and she already reached her lifetime limit for coverage. the insurance company will have to keep paying. we win on so many levels. we win on the pre-existing. they re not going to look at her and deny her. mom, too. women will continue to get free preventative care, mammograms under the health care plan, and by 2014, insurance companies will no longer pay higher premiums for women than men. and from wisconsin to washington, d.c., samantha, relieved newly covered under her parents plan. that will continue. wow, there was a very real chance i would lose my health insurance. reporter: relief for her, but not in virginia for this man. a small business owner. by upholding the law, small businesses like his will soon have to provide insurance and by some estimates that s $500 per employee. i know for a fact it is impacting us very badly. reporter: while back here the 60-year-old rushed in with a mini stroke, no insurance.
Stopped that. terry moran, abc news, the supreme court. terry moran doing a fantastic job on the story. the high court s decision handed president obama a major victory in the middle of a very close re-election race. experts say it also gives republicans a rallying point as we head toward november. the gop is worried about the impact on small business, and mitt romney called the health overhaul bad law. it is time for us to move forward to implement and, where necessary, improve on this law. what the court did not do on its last day in session, i will do on my first day if elected president of the united states. and that is i will act to repeal obamacare. now a major conservative group, americans for prosperity, announced a $9 million campaign against the health care plan. they pointed out on world news, 52% of americans don t approve
Paying taxes isn t losing your freedom. it s your obligation for the ability to live in a civilized society. what he means by paying taxes if you don t know by 2014, this will go up, you will be taxed, $95, $325, and $695 per individual by the year 2016. pro number two, john, says, lol at the comments about taking away freedom. would you rather the government raise taxes and use that money to completely take over health care? romneycare. aka obamacare keeps health care legislated. governor romney did support the exact same thing in massachusetts. also. on the other side of the issue here, todd writes freedom was killed on the steps of washington today. and patrice says, sure, tax me money i can t afford because of insurance i can t afford. thank you, benedict roberts. so, a lot of questions. people need to read the full ruling and investigate the law. and, so everyone can have an informed opinion one way or another on the issue.
Its last day in session, i will do on my first day if elected president of the united states. and that is, i will act to repeal obamacare. reporter: one problem, governor romney signed a very similar law in massachusetts, also imposing fines on people who can afford health insurance but do not buy it. don t be free riders and pass on the cost of your health care to everybody else. reporter: stilt president remains on defense. a recent abc news/ washington post poll showed 52% of the public disapprove of the law. so two years after he signed it, the president is now compelled to sell it again. white house officials hope president obama will be seen as a leader taking a stand in favor of something even though it is politically unpopular. they point to mitt romney distancing himself from a health care law very similar to the one that he signed into law in massachusetts. as one adviser said, presidential elections are very much about leadership and character. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. if the health care premiums go down, i think that number, the 52% that disapprove of this law, i think that number will be
Wonderful career for her yesterday. terrific journalist. and an awkward ending to a great career. first, the health care decision will likely affect millions of americans who do not have health insurance. it could go a long way to determining whether voters decide to give president obama a second term. with more, here s abc s karen travers from the supreme court. reporter: it was a landmark decision. by a 5-4 vote, the supreme court upheld the individual mandate, the heart of president obama s affordable care act. but at the white house, in the same room where he signed the legislation more than two years ago, the president skipped the victory lap. with today s announcement it s time for us to move forward to implement and, where necessary, improve on this law. reporter: in a surprise to many court watchers, chief justice roberts sided with the liberal justices. the majority decision said americans can t be forced to buy
We ll see how it goes. this is our facebook question of the day, too, what is your reaction to the supreme court ruling on the health care law. let us know wnnfans.com. know you guys have a lot to say. in another big decision, the court struck down the stolen valor act. the federal law that made it a crime to lie about being a war hero. the justices ruled 6-3 that falsely claiming to have earned a purple heart or medal of honor is contemptible but not criminal and the lies are actually protected first amendment speech. the ruling doesn t end the war of words. there is a lot of stuff that people say that, that we don t like, but the constitution says we get to say it. the supreme court, medals, awards, little bits of metal. just this month, timothy poe, a contestant on america s got talent falsely claimed he was awarded a purple heart. that lie later exposed.
Decision. reporter: thousands waited for the decision outside the courthouse. obamacare! reporter: then came word the health care law had been upheld by a 5-4 vote. chief justice roberts with a clever bit of legal jujitsu ruled that while congress can t force americans to buy health insurance there is something they can do. they can tax americans more if they don t buy insurance and that s what this law does. and so with that, virtually the entire obama health care law was saved. roberts wrote because the constitution permits such a tax, it is not our role to forbid it or to pass upon its wisdom or fairness. the conservative s dissent was bitter and scornful. justice kennedy calling roberts opinion a vast judicial overreaching and revealing that his side would have struck down the whole law. in our view, the act before us is invalid in its entirety. but what about that penalty, that tax that roberts and the majority said was constitutional? beginning in 2014, if you refuse
Not at all an ending to a wonderful career for her yesterday. terrific journalist. and an awkward ending to a great career. first, the health care decision will likely affect millions of americans who do not have health insurance. it could go a long way to determining whether voters decide to give president obama a second term. with more, here s abc s karen travers from the supreme court. reporter: it was a landmark decision. by a 5-4 vote, the supreme court upheld the individual mandate, the heart of president obama s affordable care act. but at the white house, in the same room where he signed the legislation more than two years ago, the president skipped the victory lap. with today s announcement it s time for us to move forward to implement and, where necessary, improve on this law. reporter: in a surprise to many court watchers, chief justice roberts sided with the liberal justices. the majority decision said americans can t be forced to buy health insurance but can be
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