Most consumers believe subsidies should be legal on both the state-based and federal exchanges, according to a new poll.

The study, out this week from Morning Consult, found that 58 percent of registered voters think all subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges — whether they're state or federal run — should be legal and available to enrollees. Only 15 percent disagreed and 27 percent said they didn't have an opinion.

The findings come in the wake of two contradictory court rulings on the legality of subsidies. On July 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington ruled the government can't give financial assistance to anyone buying coverage on the federal exchange.

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