The case, brought by four plaintiffs from Virginia, revolves around four words in the Affordable Care Act: “established by the state.” Critics of the law, including many Republicans who have repeatedly sought to overturn it, have argued that the law is written in such a way that it makes federal tax credits available only to people buying coverage in marketplaces created by the states themselves. 

Our prediction--these and similar future legal battles take upwards of another decade to gradually sort themselves out. But as of now, little we can see to knock the existing law down.

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