Yet another bit of King v. Burwell conjecture says that southern states that depend upon the federal health exchange marketplace for Obamacare will bear the brunt of a ruling that vacates premium subsidies.
The Kaiser Family Foundation examined the latest insurance enrollment figures and found that more residents in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania will lose subsidies than any other states with federal subsidies.
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A total of 6.4 million people will lose subsidies if they are declared void by the U.S. Supreme Court; premium subsidies nationwide of $1.7 billion would go away.
The foundation said the highest increase per person would occur in Mississippi, with premium increases estimated at 650 percent higher than the current figure. Florida will lose the largest gross amount — $389 million in subsidies — with Texas a distant No. 2 at $205 million.
Here's the list of the Top 5 in numbers of residents affected:
| Florida: | 1.3 million |
| Texas: | 832,000 |
| North Carolina: | 458,738 |
| Georgia: | 412,385 |
| Pennsylvania: | 348,823 |
And the list of the Top 5 in percent increase in premium cost:
| Mississippi: | 650 percent |
| Alaska: | 520 percent |
| Utah: | 520 percent |
| Maine: | 383 percent |
| Georgia: | 381 percent |
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
