Court Denies Obamacare Subsidies to America’s Neediest - McDermott Will & Emery

Court Denies Obamacare Subsidies to America’s Neediest

Overview


Guy Collier, who submitted an amicus brief for public health experts on a case in which the DC Circuit held that only those seeking health coverage via exchanges “established by the State” are eligible for subsidies, said the ruling “could be devastating” to the Affordable Care Act. As Mr. Collier wrote in his brief, the idea that Americans living in states with federal exchanges would be denied healthcare subsidies “contravenes Congressional intent” and “defies logic.” Read the full article