As those in the know about King v. Burwell anxiously await the U.S. Supreme Court’s verdict in the PPACA insurance premium subsidy case, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute have teamed up for one more worst-case scenario report.
Assuming that the court strikes down the subsidies, RWJ and the institute produced one last “what-if” forecast. This one looks at the collateral damage that subsidy elimination could cause apart from simply pulling coverage out from under the 6.4 million whose premiums would disappear.
Here are its projections:
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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.
