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…
By Robert I. Field Why would Congress have limited Affordable Care Act subsidies to residents of only some states – those that establish their own insurance exchanges? The law authorizes credits for the purchase of insurance “through an Exchange established by the State under section 1311.” The D.C. Circuit found that this wording excludes federally…
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/
