28 June 2012 Last updated at 10:21 ET
The US Supreme Court has said President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform act is constitutional.
The court upheld a core requirement known as the "individual mandate" that Americans buy insurance or pay a fine.
Challengers said Congress could not force people to buy goods from private companies. The government said health insurance was unlike any other product.
Healthcare is a deeply polarising issue in the US and Republicans strongly opposed Mr Obama's legislation.
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