(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by Maine toescape one requirement of Obamacare, as the justices prepare torule on a more far-reaching challenge that might unravel the healthcare law.
The justices Monday left intact a federal appeals court decisionthat said Maine must continue offering Medicaid coverage to youngadults until 2019.
The dispute turned on an Obamacare provision that requiresstates to maintain their existing eligibility standards forchildren as a condition of receiving federal dollars under theMedicaid health-care program for the poor.
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