Obamacare subsidies upheld by US court

The US Supreme Court has upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under president Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.

The justices said in a 6-3 ruling the subsidies 8.7m people currently receive to make insurance affordable do not depend on where they live under the 2010 healthcare law.

Chief Justice John Roberts again voted with his liberal colleagues in support of the law. He was also the key vote to uphold the law in 2012.