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SCOTUS Saves State Healthcare Exchanges

SCOTUS Saves State Healthcare Exchanges

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The United States Supreme Court has upheld subsidies for federal health care exchanges, such as the system in Nebraska.
The court rejected a claim that the subsidies provided by the Affordable Care Act are limited to state exchanges.
James Goddard with Nebraska Appleseed applauds the ruling. . .

 

Goddard says now the debate in Nebraska should shift to another issue. . .


The case before the Supreme Court argued the Affordable Care Act limited subsidies to state health exchanges. The court ruled subsidies should be available to those both in state and federal exchanges.
Nebraska is one of 34 states to have federal exchanges.

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