HEALTH LAW STANDS

Roberts Part of Majority Affirming Mandate

Victory for Obama, but Ruling Limits Medicaid Provision

By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr. 9 minutes ago

The Supreme Court on Thursday largely let stand President Obama’s health care overhaul, in a striking victory for the president and Congressional Democrats, with the chief justice, John G. Roberts Jr., affirming the central legislative pillar of Mr. Obama’s term.