a lawsuit which challenges the federal government’s authority to provide financial assistance to those who buy health insurance in federally operated insurance exchanges. According to a recent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a decision for the plaintiffs would deny financial assistance for insurance premiums to about 13.4 million Americans in 2016, as shown below:
- Florida: 2,545,469
- Texas: 1,750,688
- North Carolina: 926,023
- Georgia: 784,381
- Pennsylvania: 736,178
- 32 other states: 6,660,150
Source: "How 13 Million Americans Could Lose Insurance Subsidies," Kaiser Family Foundation, estimates based on projected national totals from the Congressional Budget Office, November 19, 2014, http://kff.org/health-reform/perspective/how-13-million-americans-could-lose-insurance-subsidies/
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