The Supreme Court handed the Obama administration a significant victory on Thursday, when it upheld a key provision
of the Affordable Care Act that allows the federal government to keep
distributing subsidies to help low-income Americans buy health
insurance.
But the decision's ramifications could be felt in the 2016 election and beyond, especially if a Republican wins the White House next year.
That's because the Supreme Court not only ruled the federal subsidies are legal under the Affordable Care Act, but it also did not leave any ambiguity that would allow a future administration to interpret the law differently.
The Supreme Court has definitively determined that the federal government can provide subsidies under the law.
But the decision's ramifications could be felt in the 2016 election and beyond, especially if a Republican wins the White House next year.
That's because the Supreme Court not only ruled the federal subsidies are legal under the Affordable Care Act, but it also did not leave any ambiguity that would allow a future administration to interpret the law differently.
The Supreme Court has definitively determined that the federal government can provide subsidies under the law.
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