Halbig

  • Read more: Another Hole in the Halbig Verdict

    Another Hole in the Halbig Verdict

    Much attention has been paid recently to the contradicting decisions issued on the Halbig and King cases, which challenged the Obamacare subsidies offered to individuals purchasing insurance on federal exchanges. In a piece for Politico Magazine, Abbe R. Gluck finds a weakness in the Halbig plaintiffs’ arguments, in their own words. As Gluck writes: What’s less known, however, is that in…

  • Read more: Halbig is out and the gov’t lost (but long live the King)

    Halbig is out and the gov’t lost (but long live the King)

    By Kevin Outterson My post at TIE: 4.683 million people get tax bills, lose coverage https://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/4-683-million-unanswered-questions-in-halbig/ Also Nick Bagley at TIE: https://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/a-stinging-defeat-for-the-government/ UPDATE: Gov’t wins in the 4th Cir companion case: https://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/the-government-may-have-lost-in-d-c-but-it-just-won-in-the-fourth-circuit/