WASHINGTON: U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to claims made by health insurers seeking US$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.
"Why doesn't the government have to pay its contracts just like everybody else?" said Justice Stephen Breyer. The law, dubbed Obamacare, has enabled millions of Americans who previously had no medical coverage to obtain insurance, including those with pre-existing medical conditions.Unlike other court cases involving Obamacare, the dispute before the justices concerns only payments to insurers and does not directly challenge the law itself.
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