King Vs Burwell Case Analysis

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The supreme court of the United States handled the case of King vs Burwell which was argued on March 25,2015 this decision was made by the Supreme Court, when the decision was made it was made as a statue of which the courts outlaid the premium tax credits to any of the qualifying persons or people in all states of the United States . When the petitioners did argue that the language of the statues who provided eligibility for the tax credits meant that it was for those who live in the United states only. Of course the courts did reject the interpretation because the way that Supreme Courts sees things they found that this dispute clause to be ambiguous to the majority. congress did make the guaranteed that this issue and community ratings and

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