WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.
The justices said in a 6-3 ruling Thursday that the subsidies that 8.7 million people currently receive to make insurance affordable do not depend on where they live, under the 2010 health care law.
The outcome is the second major victory for Obama in politically charged Supreme Court tests of his most significant domestic achievement.
Chief Justice John Roberts voted with Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer in support of the law, along with common swing vote Anthony Kennedy. Dissenting were Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
The case is King v. Burwell, 14-114.
Read Friday’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
