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The Affordable Care Act and America's Uninsured
The Supreme Court has begun hearings on the Affordable Care Act. What it's like be without health insurance? What’s the potential impact of what the GOP calls "Obamacare."
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe US Supreme Court has begun hearings on the Affordable Care Act. We hear what it's like to go without health insurance, and arguments about the potential impact of what Republicans call "Obamacare." Also, nuclear terrorism and weapons proliferation.
Banner image: People who waited on line get a ticket to view oral arguments in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outside the Supreme Court March 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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The US Supreme Court today began an almost unprecedented three days of hearings on President Obama's Affordable Care Act . Passed without a single Republican vote, so-called "Obamacare" is designed to bring America closer to universal health coverage. Who are the uninsured? What is it like to live without coverage?
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President Obama followed the steps of his two most recent predecessors this weekend, with a trip to the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. He's attending a summit aimed at reducing "vulnerable nuclear material" and keeping it out of the hands of terrorists.
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