March 2015 | Joel C. Cantor | Opinion: A Quirk in Language That Could Cost Thousands Their Health Coverage
This week the Supreme Court is hearing its second major case about the Affordable Care Act, King v. Burwell. The case is about a quirk of language in the ACA law. Specifically, one section of the law states that private insurance subsidies are to be administered by marketplaces established by the states. Opponents of the law argue that that provision makes it illegal for healthcare.gov, which is run by the federal government not the states, to administer the subsidies. Others argue that the law makes clear that Congress intended that subsidies could run through healthcare.gov. The Supreme Court will resolve this dispute.