14/11/09 05:56:20.96 BCa92y2h
オバマケアについての新たな問題。貧困層が連邦政府のexchangeを通じて医療保険を
購入する場合補助金が得られるのだが、この仕組が公平性にかけるという訴訟があり
最高裁が此の問題でヒアリング開始。先行きは予想が難しいいけれどオバマケア支持
者にとっては憂鬱な事件。WSJ記事では
URLﾘﾝｸ(blogs.wsj.com)
Nov 7, 2014 SUPREME COURT
Fate of Obamacare Back in the Hands of Supreme Court
By JACOB GERSHMAN
The future of Obamacare is headed for another showdown at the Supreme Court
after the justices on Friday agreed to review whether consumers can receive
subsidies through the Affordable Care Act for insurance purchased through
a federal exchange.
WSJ’s Jess Bravin reports:
The move puts before the high court one of several cases over the subsidies.
The justices accepted a challenge from Virginia that the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Va., had rejected. The Fourth
Circuit in July found in favor of an Internal Revenue Service rule extending
tax credits to lower-income Americans who purchase coverage through the
federal insurance .
Conservative groups, seizing on wording in the Affordable Care Act, have
sued, arguing the subsidy is limited to people who buy insurance through
state-run exchanges. Federal exchanges are in place in more than 30 states
that haven’t established their own exchanges.
The justices on Friday say they will decide whether the law authorizes
subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford
their health- insurance premiums.
If the subsidies are invalidated, the number of people who must purchase
health insurance or face a penalty could shrink significantly.