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A Gap In The Affordable Care Act: Will Tax Credits Be Available For Insurance Purchased Through Federal Exchanges?, Amy E. Sanders
A Gap In The Affordable Care Act: Will Tax Credits Be Available For Insurance Purchased Through Federal Exchanges?, Amy E. Sanders
Vanderbilt Law Review
Millions of Americans rest assured that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act' ("ACA") provides tax credits for health insurance to individuals earning 100-400% of the federal poverty line. The tax credits will be accessible through state insurance exchanges, also known as Marketplaces, which are government- regulated organizations designed to create more competition in the health insurance industry. But a gap in the unwieldy, two-thousand- plus-page statute-either a scrivener's error or an overlooked loophole-is raising questions about whether citizens in certain states are eligible for the tax credits. This "quirk" could be a serious blow to an already contentious healthcare-reform …