Split Obamacare Court Rulings Revive Health-Care Debate
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President Barack Obama’s signature initiative and the cost of health coverage for millions of Americans were cast into doubt after two federal appeals courts issued opposite verdicts on whether the government can subsidize policies through federally run insurance exchanges.
Some 4.5 million Americans who qualified for subsidies when they signed up will be able to keep their benefits while the court system sorts out the law, White House officials said yesterday. The subsidies for policies purchased through state-administered exchanges aren’t under challenge in the cases.