In April 2020, the high court had ruled that the government must pay various private insurers $12 billion owed to them. When that case returned to lower courts, the federal government argued it was not required to pay in full, setting off another round of legal fights.
The court's ruling on Monday is the second in four days relating to the Affordable Care Act, known colloquially as Obamacare.
Tens of millions of Americans have acquired coverage under the ACA since it was enacted more than a decade ago.
Members of the U.S. Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the court in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Seated, from left to right, are Associate Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor. Standing, from left to right, are Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett. Pool Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI |
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