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Predicting The Fallout From King V. Burwell - Exchanges And The Aca, Nicholas Bagley, David K. Jones, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost

Timothy S. Jost

The U.S. Supreme Court's surprise announcement on November 7 that it would hear King v. Burwell struck fear in the hearts of supporters of the Affordable Cara Act (ACA). At stake is the legality of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule extending tax credits to the 4.5 million people who bought their health plans in the 34 states that declined to establish their own health insurance exchanges under the ACA. The case hinges on enigmatic statutory language that seems to link the amount of tax credits to a health plan purchased "through an Exchange established by the State." According to …

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How Obamacare’S Future Rests On A Single Clause, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

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Mandatory Process, Matthew Lawrence

Matthew B. Lawrence

This Article suggests that people tend to undervalue their procedural rights — their proverbial “day in court” — until they are actually involved in a dispute. The Article argues that the inherent, outcome-independent value of participating in a dispute resolution process comes largely from its power to soothe a person’s grievance — their perception of unfairness and accompanying negative emotional reaction — win or lose. But a tendency to assume unchanging emotional states, known in behavioral economics as projection bias, can prevent people from anticipating that they might become aggrieved and from appreciating the grievance-soothing power of process. When this …

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Predicting The Fallout From King V. Burwell - Exchanges And The Aca, Nicholas Bagley, David K. Jones, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost

Timothy S. Jost

How Obamacare’S Future Rests On A Single Clause, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

Mandatory Process, Matthew Lawrence

Matthew B. Lawrence