WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of health insurers seeking $12 billion from the federal government under a program set up by the Obamacare law aimed at encouraging them to offer medical coverage to previously uninsured Americans.
The justices on a 8-1 vote reversed an appeals court ruling that said Congress had suspended the government’s obligation to make such payments.
(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Will Dunham)
