Oral arguments are set to begin this morning in U.S. Supreme Court over the challenge to President Barack Obama’s controversial health care overhaul.
Known as the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”, the legislation aims to provide health insurance to more than 30 million uninsured Americans.

The court is devoting six hours over three days to debate on the issue.

Today, attorneys will argue whether it’s too early for the court to take up the case, since no one has paid a fine yet for not having health insurance.

Tomorrow, the court will hear arguments over the individual mandate, which requires Americans to buy or get health insurance through their jobs starting in 2014 or face a penalty.

On Wednesday, lawyers will debate whether the rest of the law can take effect even if the mandate is declared unconstitutional.

The court will also hear arguments over whether the law goes too far in making states expand Medicaid by threatening to cut off federal aid if they don’t comply.

A decision is expected in late June.

There is no television coverage in the court, but audio recordings of the arguments will be posted each day online at www.supremecourt.gov.

(Source: NY1)