Court rules US healthcare plan unconstitutional

A US appeals court ruled Friday that an element of President Barack Obama's healthcare law requiring Americans to buy healthcare insurance or be penalised was unconstitutional. The White House is expected to appeal to the Supreme Court.

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REUTERS - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that President Barack Obama's healthcare law requiring Americans to buy healthcare insurance or face a penalty was unconstitutional, a blow to the White House.
The U.S. Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit, based in Atlanta, found that Congress exceeded its authority by requiring Americans to buy coverage, but also ruled that the rest of the wide-ranging law could remain in effect.
The legality of the so-called individual mandate, a cornerstone of the healthcare law, is widely expected to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Obama administration has defended the provision as constitutional.