The court saves Obamacare – Gazeta Wyborcza

 

         
 
     

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
           
             

             

                  
                          

By judgment of the Supreme Court of the US health care reform, which is the greatest achievement of Barack Obama, was rescued (JONATHAN ERNST / REUTERS / REUTERS)

                  
                  
                  

                  
             

             
   
   
   
 
 
 
 

Pursuant to the judgment of the Supreme Court of the US health care reform, which is the greatest achievement of Barack Obama, was rescued. And with her insurance subsidies for the 7 million Americans.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                          
 

                 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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For Republicans, who for several years fighting to overturn Obama’s reforms, disappointment is all the greater because of the defeat decided the two “traitors”. In a nine Supreme Court is five judges ‘right-wing’, or at least those they should be, because nominate their Republican presidents. But yesterday two of the “right-wing” five – chairman John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy – voted once thought Obama (ie. The same as the four “left”). That is why judgment has been entered by a majority of six to three.

The case concerned a subsidy to insurance – a key element of the reform known as Obamacare, or “care from Obama”. They have become an opportunity to buy health insurance – at affordable prices – for millions of people who previously did not have them (because they could not afford or such. Believed that they are young and healthy and do not need insurance). Since the reform entered into force in 2014., Took advantage of this opportunity several million Americans.

However, opponents of Obamacare have found one unfortunate sentence in a population of nearly a thousand pages of text of a statute under which wanted to cancel subsidies. And thus instrumental to the fall of reform. It reads: “The right to grant to those who bought insurance in the insurance market created by the state.”

Kruczek lies in the fact that some US states have not created insurance markets, or websites where you can buy insurance on new conditions, ie with grants. In such cases they replaced them – ie. Made such state insurance markets – the federal government. Currently, as many as 34 states do not have their own insurance markets and their That is done in this regard, the Obama government.

The key question that is answered on Thursday the judges in Washington, DC, is: that is, people in these 34 states are entitled to a grant? According to opponents of Obamacare not, because – remember – black and white is written that “the right to grant to those who bought insurance in the insurance market created by the state.”

If the Supreme Court agreed to the Opinion, 7 million people every day lose subsidies. Therefore, the issue aroused great excitement. On Thursday morning, in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC gathered supporters and opponents of reform.

Judge Roberts, who read the judgment on behalf of six of the majority, acknowledged that the contested statement is unclear. Therefore, you need to answer the question, where are tortured all pupils in primary and secondary: “What the author meant?”. In this case, not about the poet’s just about the law, or the US Congress.

The answer, as explained Roberts, do not look for a literal reading of the key sentences. They must be interpreted in the context of the whole Act. And it is clear that the legislature did not intend to discriminate against Americans whose states do not create insurance markets. All citizens should have an equal right to the grant.

In other words, the most important US judges decided that void is the letter of the law, what matters is his spirit.

The Republicans are disgusted. Consider that Roberts and Kennedy – that the two “traitors” – did not dare to pick up grants to millions of people. Is it true? It is not known, but certainly such pressure exists and acts in favor of Obamacare. Even if the Republicans will have a president and a majority in Congress, it is difficult for them to refute reform, or pick up the privileges of many millions of Americans.

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