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Perspective

Jun. 30, 2015

What we learned in the Obamacare decision

At a less-in-the-weeds level, the case is of immediate legal significance in three ways. By Glenn C. Smith


By Glenn C. Smith


Last week's decision in King v. Burwell - with six justices led by Chief Justice John Roberts affirming the right of millions
of lower-income Americans in 34 states to federally subsidized health insurance -
is of large and immediate practical importance. Up to 8 million Americans keep newly
acquired health insurance. State health insurance markets avoid precipitous declines
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