The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld "Obamacare" subsidies in states that use the federal insurance exchange.
The decision affects more than 228,000 Michiganders who claim the credit. A decision to strike down the subsidies would have also been a blow to Michigan's Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
The court's opinion released Thursday morning.
Govenror Rick Snyderissued a statementsaying that the decision helped to lift some of the uncertainty surrounding tax credits. He says the next step is seeking another waiver from the federal government for Michigan's Healthy Michigan Program.
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