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Julie Rovner & Mary Agnes Carey: Questions Answered on the Legal Challenge to Obamacare Subsidies

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/08/2015 - 13:10


  1. What is this case about? - Challenges the federal government's ability to provide subsidies to individuals who buy health insurance on the federal marketplace.
  2. What happens if the court rules against the Obama administration? - Over 6 million people would lose their subsidies in the states where the federal government operates the health insurance exchanges.
  3. If the Supreme Court rules against the Obama administration, when would subsidies disappear? - Supreme Court decisions generally take effect 25 days after they are issued.
  4. Would those who lose subsidies still be required to buy health insurance under the law's "individual mandate?" - Many people who had been receiving help would become exempt.
  5. Will Congress fix this? - Seems unlikely, at this time.
  6. Is this the last legal hurdle the health law will face? - No, but it's probably the most significant one left.


Source: "5 Questions Answered on the Legal Challenge to Obamacare Subsidies," NPR, 8 June 2015.
Source URL: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/08/41286500...



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