Millions at risk of losing coverage in Supreme Court health law case

[Vigilante]

Washington Post via MSN ^ |
**SNIP** Meredith is one of about 6 million people whose subsidized insurance hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court takes up a case that poses the most serious challenge to the Affordable Care Act since the court found the law constitutional more than two years ago. The plaintiffs in King v. Burwell insist that people who buy coverage on the federal exchange are not entitled to subsidies, noting that the law says financial help is available for those who enroll through exchanges “established by the State.” The Obama administration argues that Congress clearly intended to help everyone who qualifies...

Will the SCOTUS, once again, subvert the LAW AS WRITTEN?

 

[Hossfly]

Washington Post via MSN ^ |
**SNIP** Meredith is one of about 6 million people whose subsidized insurance hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court takes up a case that poses the most serious challenge to the Affordable Care Act since the court found the law constitutional more than two years ago. The plaintiffs in King v. Burwell insist that people who buy coverage on the federal exchange are not entitled to subsidies, noting that the law says financial help is available for those who enroll through exchanges “established by the State.” The Obama administration argues that Congress clearly intended to help everyone who qualifies...

Will the SCOTUS, once again, subvert the LAW AS WRITTEN?

He'll give it the old college try.

 

[Ernie S.]

Intent be damned. The law is the law.

 

[regent]

Intent be damned. The law is the law.

The law is what the Court say is the law.
Justice Hughes.

 

[gallantwarrior]

Why is no one asking about what happened to "if you like your insurance, you can keep it", or "if you like your provider, you can keep them"? Seriously, hundreds of thousands of decent folks got screwed out of their personal health care decisions when this atrocity was foisted on to the American public.