Here’s what you should know.
1. The Republicans tried to repeal the ACA but ultimately failed on March 24, 2017.
2. The House of Representatives won a lawsuit that could stop subsidy payments on President Donald Trump’s urging, but analysts believe a mass exodus of payers would follow.
3. Senior Republicans, including Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said the funding will continue for the present time.
4. The future of subsidies is unclear, NYT reports. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., wants to reduce subsidies, but admitted legislators’ obligation to payers and consumers. “We cannot leave them high and dry,” he said.
Rep. Walden wants to allocate $7 billion for subsidies a year.
5. A federal judge ruled in favor of the House in May 2016, but allowed for subsidies to continue pending an appeal from the Obama administration.
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