The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new session Monday that features important healthcare cases. But some legal experts doubt the justices will take up the big issue of whether Obamacare's premium subsidies are legal in 36 states using the federal insurance exchange.
Federal district and appellate courts have been wrestling with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's language on premium tax credits, which are key to making coverage affordable to millions of Americans. Last week, a federal judge in Oklahoma said the subsidies violate the law. But one federal appellate court has upheld the subsidies, while another threw out a panel decision blocking the subsidies and is rehearing the issue.