The Supreme Court found Obamacare to be constitutional two years ago. Today it was asked to decide a legal challenge. Does the law provide that subsidies for low-income people apply only where health insurance markets have been "established by the state?" The Court's interpretation of those four words could determine if subsidies are valid for seven million people who signed up where the federal government established the markets. It's a case deeply rooted in partisan politics. Four liberal court members and two conservatives made clear what they think. Chief Justice John Roberts could be the decider — but he was hardly heard from.
Four Words and Seven Million Americans
More
- Barnes on Supreme Court justices' split in the challenge to Obamacare subsidies
- Constitutional Accountability Center on King v. Burwell
- Severino on King v. Burwell and who writes the laws in the US
- York on GOP scramble to keep Obamacare subsidies flowing in case of Supreme Court victory
- Millhiser on Obamacare probably surviving its second trip to the Supreme Court
- USA Today on King v. Burwell, IRS rules, killing the employer mandate
- Kaiser Family Foundation on public's views of King V. Burwell and exchanges
Credits
Guests:
- Robert Barnes - Supreme Court correspondent for the Washington Post - @scotusreporter
- Elizabeth Wydra - Constitutional Accountability Center - @ElizabethWydra
- Carrie Severino - Judicial Crisis Network - @jcnseverino
- Byron York - Washington Examiner / Fox News - @ByronYork
- Ian Millhiser - Think Progress - @imillhiser