The Supreme Court Decisions on the Affordable Care Act and Same-Sex Marriage: What Do They Mean for Your Health Plans?

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation senior employee benefits advisors Kimberly Boggs and Lindsay Goodman will present at the August meeting of the Chicago Chapter of Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (WEB).

Two of the most high profile Supreme Court decisions of the recently concluded term affect employer-sponsored health plans. King v. Burwell upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s tax credits available to individuals who purchase insurance on the government-created exchanges. In Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court held that the fundamental right to marry is a constitutionally protected right and required states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and to recognize valid same-sex marriage from other jurisdictions.