Sunday, June 28, 2015

'We are hugging and crying': Americans on Obamacare breathe a sigh of relief

For 9 million people, Thursday’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act was a potentially life-saving decision: ‘We are celebrating. I am just so relieved’

Nine million people in 34 states woke up on Friday morning knowing that the health insurance plans many have come to rely on were safe.

In a landmark ruling in support of Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare law, the supreme court ruled that subsidies issued to people in states that did not set up their own healthcare exchanges were legal.

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Related: Rate of uninsured Americans drops among poor and minority groups

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