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Junior Chimp
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« on: November 07, 2014, 03:09:41 PM »

Well any state that wants to can just deem Healtchare.gov as the official exchange of their state as a subcontractor, and that would allow their citizens to get the subsidies at no cost to the state. Any state that doesn't do that would only be spiting themselves as it cuts off a flow of free Federal money to their state.

GOP governors and legislators have justified denying Medicaid expansion to their states on the justification that it requires some spending of state money (not much but some). IN this case there is a workaround that requires no spending for the state. How would they justify denying healthcare subsidies to millions for no cost to their state, just out of spite?
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« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2014, 05:19:46 PM »

Interesting additional detail on how the states are reacting to the case:
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http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-11-11/state-obamacare-strategies-take-shape-as-court-case-looms

So in the end if SCOTUS rules against the Obama admin it is likely that a majority of states will still end up getting the subsidies via workarounds. But there will be a handful of states that take the 'screw you' position and refuse the money and free subsidized healthcare for their citizens. West Virginia is a surprise because they have Dem gov who did expand Medicaid via Obamacare. Unclear how you can be for Medicaid expansion (which actually costs the state something) and not the subsidies (which will cost nothing).
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