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    To the Point

    Four Words and Seven Million Americans

    The Supreme Court found Obamacare to be constitutional two years ago.  Today it was asked to decide a legal challenge . Does the law provide that subsidies for low-income people apply only where health insurance markets have been "established by the state?"

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 4, 2015 • 1 min read

    The Supreme Court found Obamacare to be constitutional two years ago. Today it was asked to decide a legal challenge. Does the law provide that subsidies for low-income people apply only where health insurance markets have been "established by the state?" The Court's interpretation of those four words could determine if subsidies are valid for seven million people who signed up where the federal government established the markets. It's a case deeply rooted in partisan politics. Four liberal court members and two conservatives made clear what they think. Chief Justice John Roberts could be the decider — but he was hardly heard from.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      KCRW

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      Robert Barnes

      Supreme Court correspondent for the Washington Post

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      Elizabeth Wydra

      Constitutional Accountability Center

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      Judicial Crisis Network

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    2 of 3
    Obamacare's Survival on the Line Again
    1. 1:47Justice Report Finds Widespread Racial Bias in Ferguson PD
    2. 8:37Four Words and Seven Million AmericansYou’re reading this
    3. 42:31Oil Companies Could Be a Nightmare for the Whales of the Arctic
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