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Signed into law by President Obama on March 23rd, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) made sweeping changes to the nation's health care system. As the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of PPACA on March 26-28, we have a team of editors on the ground in Washington D.C. to provide live coverage of the hearings and how it will affect your business. Stay tuned to this page for critical news coverage including industry-specific perspectives, expert interviews, videos and live reporting via Twitter (#ppaca).

• Scalia says no 'falling out' with Roberts

  By Jesse J. Holland  |  July 19, 2012

  Justice Antonin Scalia said he hasn't had a "falling out" with Chief Justice John Roberts over the Supreme Court's landmark 5-4 decision validating much of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

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  Judge rejects contraception suit filed by 7 states

  By Grant Schulte  |  July 18, 2012

  Seven attorneys general trying to block the federal health care law's requirement for contraception coverage saw their lawsuit dismissed Tuesday by a federal judge who said they didn't have standing to file it.

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  States saying no to 'Obamacare' could see downside

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  July 17, 2012

  For Gov. Rick Perry, saying "no" to the federal health care law could also mean turning away up to 1.3 million Texans, nearly half the uninsured people who could be newly eligible for coverage in his state.

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  House votes to kill health reform

  By David Espo  |  July 11, 2012

  Pressing an election-year point, Republicans pushed yet another bill through the House on Wednesday to repeal the nation's two-year-old health care law, a maneuver that forced Democrats to choose between President Barack Obama's signature domestic achievement and a public that is persistently skeptical of its value.

• Some states want to abandon Medicaid expansion

  By David A. Lieb  |  June 29, 2012

  Republicans in at least three states want to abandon an expansion of Medicaid in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, and more than a dozen other states are considering it in the wake of the Supreme Court decision removing the threat of federal penalties.

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  GOP plots 2013 strategy on health care repeal

  By David Espo  |  June 29, 2012

  Turned away at the Supreme Court, congressional Republicans sketched a strategy Friday to repeal the nation's health care law in 2013 that requires a sweeping election victory carrying Mitt Romney to the presidency and the party at least to narrow control of the Senate.

• Texas' battle against feds leads to more oversight

  By Ramit Plushnick-Masti  |  June 29, 2012

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry has spent much of the past three years loudly and defiantly fighting against what he views as Washington meddling in state affairs, often refusing to cooperate with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and becoming a leader in the battle against President Barack Obama's health care plan.

• Romney says ruling brings new urgency to election

  By Steve Peoples  |  June 29, 2012

  A day after the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's health care law, Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney said the landmark ruling has created new urgency in the presidential contest.

• Americans torn about health care decision

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 29, 2012

  The Supreme Court made their decision Thursday to keep President Obama’s health reform law, but half of Americans don’t agree with it.

• New Jersey gov says there's no hurry on health exchange

  By Geoff Mulvihill  |  June 29, 2012

  Republican Gov. Chris Christie says he won't rush into setting up a New Jersey health insurance exchange just because the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld key parts of President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul.