The effects of killing the subsidies would have been so disastrous that there was no way the court would have ruled otherwise. Nearly 7 million consumers not knowing where to turn? Exploding premiums? The majority of the public against the ruling?

The court dare not touch that, despite whether the verbiage was wrong, despite how the text of the law was — or should have been — interpreted. (And, let's not forget, the numerous "typos" in the law were pretty insulting to the public. One of my favorite lines of the Benefits Selling Expo was when politico talking head Tucker Carlson commented: "There was a drafting error in the single most important legislation document in my lifetime. Really? The legislation was so shoddily constructed that it's actually offensive. It's offensive to the public.")

The truth is, despite what was constitutionally right, had the court killed the subsidies in the federal exchange, it would have been scary as hell for everyone involved—brokers, carriers, consumers, the administration, even Republicans—no one can deny that.

But that's that now. The ruling has been made; the subsidies stay. And so marks another administrative victory.

The ruling is the latest proverbial nail in the coffin for PPACA repeal. The law is reality. It's a done deal. So can we stop talking about repeal yet?

Is controversy going away? Absolutely not. Between the Cadillac tax, the health insurance tax, the medical device tax, the birth control mandate and those pesky preliminary rising premium rates, we'll still be hearing repeal rallies and complaints and everything you can imagine (and you thought the subsidies were the major issue). I'm not saying those complaints are wrong, that the law doesn't deserve its critiques or that nothing else will change.

But I am saying it's time to act like nothing else will change with PPACA.

The important takeaway of King v. Burwell is this: The benefits industry must move on. Today's ruling is the latest indicator that ever-changing regulations, burdensome compliance matters and complicated paperwork are the new norm. Employers and consumers in general desperately need guidance, and benefits professionals have to stay the course and give it to them.

As Susan Combs, owner and president of brokerage firm Combs & Company, wisely said to me today: "I know that many brokers continue to pine away for the good ol' days, but we need to move on here and focus on what is important: educating our clients. Onward and upward."

So, brokers, what are you going to do about it?

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