Congress will be responsible for enacting legislative fixes to Obamacare if SCOTUS rules that the IRS has been illegally disbursing taxpayer money to insurance companies in federal exchange states. No subsidies means policyholders in the individual market will be exposed to the full cost of Obamacare plans – equating to an average 317 percent premium increase for North Carolina individual market policyholders.
At this point, states have little authority to reduce disruption in the insurance market. But, in the case of no subsidies, here is what North Carolina lawmakers CAN do:
