Should the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in King v. Burwell go against the Obamaadministration, the fallout will hit small businesses especially hard.
This is what Linda Blumberg, senior fellow at the UrbanInstitute, planned to tell a U.S. Senate committee today, accordingto the news portal The Hill.
While 7.5 million will likely lose insurance subsidies if the court rulesthat subsidies are illegal, premiums will jump substantially for3.5 million individuals and families employed by small businesses,Blumberg’s testimony said.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
