Court Saves Obamacare's Bacon

Court votes 6-3 to save all subsidies and coins a new buzzword: SCOTUScare

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday that people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) federally run insurance exchange can continue to receive subsidies to help pay their premiums.

"Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them," the majority concluded. "If at all possible we must interpret the Act in a way that is consistent with the former, and avoids the latter. Section 36B can fairly be read consistent with what we see as Congress's plan, and that is the reading we adopt."

The decision means that 6 to 9 million Americans, whose subsidies were at risk, can trust that their premiums will not spike dramatically. Chief Justice John Roberts, along with justices Anthony Kennedy,Ruth Bader GinsburgStephen BreyerSonia...

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