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The Supreme Court ACA Ruling: What's the Prognosis?
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The Supreme Court ACA Ruling: What's the Prognosis?

Knowledge at Wharton·@HashtagPLUS·about 1 month ago
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Obamacare, as the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been dubbed, received a fresh lease on life from the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. The court ruling (6-3) allows the continuation of subsidies to more than six million Americans in 34 states that do not have their own health insurance exchanges. The ruling will also prompt many states to move to the federal health insurance market, especially those who have had difficulties in setting up their own exchanges. “This returns the discussion to where it should be, which is in the legislature,” said Mark V. Pauly , professor of health care management, business economics and public policy. “Congress can obviously change this in the future if it can get a president to sign it, but lawyers and judges shouldn’t be playing a larger role in this.” Robert J. Town , Wharton professor of health care management, expected more states to transition to the federal exchange.…

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