WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The future of U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare reform has been put in doubt after a judge ruled unconstitutional a key element obliging people to buy health insurance.
The judge in Virginia ruled on Monday said the federal government cannot require someone to buy health insurance. Nearly half the states have filed lawsuits challenging the healthcare reform law and Republican governors and state legislators are working to stall the plan's implementation.
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