The Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature bill, clearing the way for the largest revamp of America's healthcare system since the 1960s. We get reaction from acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore, whose 2007 documentary, "Sicko," tackled many failures of the U.S. healthcare system. "This is a huge victory for our side, in spite of all of my concerns with this law," Moore says. "We have to work toward Medicare for all, so that everyone's covered ... We can't allow private insurance making a profit off of people getting sick."
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: On Thursday, the Supreme Court vetoed—voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature healthcare reform bill. Notably, it was Chief Justice John Roberts who joined the five-to-four majority to affirm the individual mandate that requires virtually all Americans to either obtain health insurance or pay a penalty by 2014. The move clears the way for the largest revamping of America’s healthcare system since the 1960s. Although the law remains mostly intact, the court ruled against a provision that allows the federal government to withhold Medicaid funding from states that don’t comply with the program’s expansion. ...
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