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Healthcare Group Lauds ACA Decision

Healthcare Group Lauds ACA Decision

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The decision by the US Supreme Court to uphold insurance premiums for those with subsidized policies is good news for those newly covered, and health care providers.

The Justices decided that state exchanges run by the federal government, like the one in South Dakota, qualify for the federal subsidies.

Scott Duke is President and CEO of the South Dakota Association of Health Care Organizations…

 

Duke says those subsidies can lead to…

 

Duke says they are finding those with insurance coverage make better health care decisions…

 

Duke says continuing the subsidies also takes some of the financial pressure off rural health care providers.

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