WHAT DO YOU THINK?: How should the U.S. Supreme Court rule in the Obamacare case? - nwitimes.com
Supreme Court is expected to rule within days on the King v. Burwell case that challenges the federal subsidy for federal Obamacare exchanges. It's a case public policy folks are watching closely because of its vast implications for health care policy in the United States. If the court rules against the tax credits that make health insurance under the federal exchanges more affordable for low- and middle-income Americans, the rate of uninsured Americans could go back up as health insurance becomes more expensive for... " The plaintiffs contend the Affordable Care Act allows subsidies only for participation in state-run exchanges, not in the federal exchanges. For subsidies: These subsidies are an essential component of the Affordable Care Act and must be preserved. Without the subsidies, low-income individuals wouldn't be able to afford health care, and we'd be back to the problem of people not getting inexpensive, routine care and waiting to seek help when acute problems send them to expensive emergency... Against subsidies: This court case offers a key way to avoid the future financial turmoil that these subsidies, and the Affordable Care Act in. Source: www.nwitimes.com
