Articles written by Steven R Hurst Associated Press

Steven R Hurst Associated Press|Jul 5, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, handing him a huge election-year political victory and keeping in force the legislative centerpiece of his term, a law aimed at covering more than 30 million uninsured Americans. The decision means the historic overhaul -- opposed by virtually all Republicans including Mitt Romney, Obama's challenger -- will continue to go into effect over the next several years, affecting the way that countless Americans receive and pay for...