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Follow on Google News | President Obama challenges Supreme Court’s review of Obamacare subsidies, says AMACIt’s a last ditch effort to influence their decision before it is handed down
By: Association of Mature American Citizens “If the court rules against Federal subsidies, the result could deal a death blow to the controversial healthcare law. Without the subsidies the plan simply cannot work” Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens explained. Reportedly, only Pennsylvania and Delaware are building strategies to cope with the fallout of a negative court decision. Subsidized residents of the thirty-five other states that opted not to create their own insurance exchanges when Obamacare became a reality in 2013 are likely to lose their coverage, although Congress can pass a law to continue coverage until a suitable plan is available to replace it. Weber said President Obama’s remark that the Supreme Court case is actually an exercise in determining the propriety of a “twisted interpretation” “There’s no doubt that a negative ruling could cause upheavals for many of those who are currently covered by the Affordable Care Act. But, when Obamacare became the law, millions of people also lost their coverage or had it replaced. It continues to create considerable hardship for the country on many levels. Not the least of these hardships has been soaring premiums, which this year are particularly onerous.” Had lawmakers ignored Nancy Pelosi’s advice to pass the measure without reading it first, perhaps someone would have spotted the passage that specifies subsidies for coverage must be provided through state exchanges, Weber said. “It underscores the shoddy way in which the Affordable Care Act was foist upon us. It’s time to scrap Obamacare and start over again to create a healthcare law that is fair and equitable and that won’t bankrupt the country.” It was MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, who helped draft the law, who stated last year that the words under scrutiny by the Justices were deliberately phrased as they were so as to incentivize states to create their own Obamacare insurance exchanges. The admission came in a speech in which Gruber stated clearly that: "What’s important to remember politically about this is if you're a state and you don’t set up an exchange, that means your citizens don't get their tax credits—but your citizens still pay the taxes that support this bill." Weber said that “harping” on the past won’t help anyone at this time. He said “if the court votes for the status quo, it will be business as usual. If the Justices vote to disallow subsidies awarded by the Federal exchanges, it gives us a second chance to fix healthcare. Congress will then be able to craft a healthcare law that will let people actually keep their doctors, protect their religious freedom and make healthcare insurance more accessible, instead of a law that creates inequities and inefficiencies.” ABOUT AMAC The Association of Mature American Citizens [http://www.amac.us] is a vibrant, vital and conservative alternative to those organizations, such as AARP, that dominate the choices for mature Americans who want a say in the future of the nation. Where those other organizations may boast of their power to set the agendas for their memberships, AMAC takes its marching orders from its members. We act and speak on their behalf, protecting their interests, and offering a conservative insight on how to best solve the problems they face today. Live long and make a difference by joining us today at http://amac.us/ End
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