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    Supreme Court rules in favor of Obamacare subsidies in King v. Burwell: USAPP experts react

Supreme Court rules in favor of Obamacare subsidies in King v. Burwell: USAPP experts react

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On Thursday the United States Supreme Court upheld the subsidies for health insurance exchanges set up by the federal government under the Affordable Care Act. We asked our expert contributors for their reactions to the ruling. We will be periodically updating this post with expert commentary. 

The King v. Burwell ruling adds pressure on the GOP candidates in the 2016 presidential […]

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    Governors who refuse to expand Medicaid are doing so for political reasons, despite the needs of their state’s citizenry.

Governors who refuse to expand Medicaid are doing so for political reasons, despite the needs of their state’s citizenry.

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One of the key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or ‘Obamacare’ was the expansion of Medicaid program across the states. The Supreme Court struck down the requirement for states to expand the program in 2012, and 20 states have since opted out. In new research, Charles Barrilleaux and Carlisle Rainey look at why state government […]

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