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palletcentral.com PalletCentral • July-August 2015 37 According to this report, nearly 87 percent of all Obamacare enrollees qualify for a subsidy, depending on their annual household income. And this is what King vs. Burwell is all about. If the Supreme Court, which heard arguments in this case back in March, sides with the plaintiff, then there's a big problem. What do to with all those people who are required by law to have health insurance, but can't afford it because they would no longer be eligible for subsidies? What will Congress, now controlled by the very Republicans who oppose Obamacare and want to repeal it, do? How will the individual states who don't have exchanges respond? (the governor of my home state of Pennsylvania, for example, has already publicly stated that he will build an exchange.) And how does this affect your business? 1. The Affordable Care Act is still law. Subsidies aside, the main provisions of the law are not affected by this ruling. Congressional Republicans are meeting frequently and say they have a contingency plan. But most agree there is zero chance that the president will sign any bill that repeals the individual or employer mandate. Which means that unless something really dramatic happens, you must still plan on providing affordable health care coverage for your full-time employees if you have more than 100 full time equivalent workers (full-timers and part- If the Supreme Cour t sides with the plaintiff, then there's a big problem.