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Supreme Court Will Hear Case Challenging Obamacare Subsidies

The Supreme Court will again take up a central question about President Obama's signature law — the Affordable Care Act.

On Friday, the court decided to take up a case challenging the legality of some of the subsidies provided by the federal government.

At issue is the language Congress used when it passed the health care law. The Supreme Court will decide whether Congress intended to provide subsidies for Americans who bought insurance through exchanges set up by states and the federal government on behalf of states.

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The Supreme Court, here is trying to settle disagreement between lower courts, which have issued conflicting rulings on the question.

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