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Peter1469
06-09-2015, 04:44 AM
Possible Obamacare rescue? (http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/244186-for-states-an-obamacare-backup-plan-comes-into-focus)

If SCOTUS rules that Obamacare says what it actually says, then those on the federal exchange will not get the tax breaks. A few states have created their own exchanges by contracting with the federal exchange to host them. Other states could do the same.


It may be easier than expected for states to save their ObamaCare subsidies, if the Supreme Court rules against the law this month.

Two states — Pennsylvania and Delaware — said this week (http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/244047-second-state-makes-move-to-save-obamacare-subsidies) they would launch their own exchanges, if needed, to keep millions of healthcare dollars flowing after the decision. Both want to use existing pieces of the federal health insurance exchange, like its website and call center — a path that would be far less costly than the way most other states have created their exchanges.

If those plans win approval, many of the other 36 states that stand to lose their subsidies could then pursue a similarly simple strategy.

“I think that’s a pretty easy workaround,” Thomas Scully, the former director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services during the George W. Bush administration, said about the two states’ plans.

Captain Obvious
06-09-2015, 07:21 AM
There's a lot teetering on this decision.

Mac-7
06-09-2015, 08:04 AM
I expect the judges will defer to Obama.

Tahuyaman
06-09-2015, 08:32 AM
Obamacare is a fiasco no matter what these nine people determine. Rising premiums, rising deductibles, rising costs. Inflation everywhere it's possible. It's going to get worse. No Supreme Court decision can fix it.

Peter1469
06-09-2015, 02:47 PM
The case is only about the tax breaks for those on the federal exchange....

texan
06-09-2015, 03:04 PM
Get over it, Ocare is not going anywhere......The ruling won't matter, they will adjust there are too many people that have it and need it.

Bob
06-09-2015, 03:07 PM
A rather small number are on the program. About 1 in 6 paid for it.

texan
06-09-2015, 03:32 PM
Yeah Bob but it isn't going anywhere. It will be re-engineered and made workable. It isn't all bad, but the unintended consequences have been. Fix it up or have something ready to go that works......Let's move on, we got some roach killin to do....

Tahuyaman
06-09-2015, 04:31 PM
The case is only about the tax breaks for those on the federal exchange....


And no matter how they rule on that, costs are going up. It's just a matter of how drastic.either they go up a lot, of a whole lot.