9.5M In Exchange Plans, King Briefs Out, Budget On Deck

HHS' announcement that 9.5 million people are now signed up for exchange coverage -- including 7.1 million through Healthcare.gov -- with 87 percent eligible for subsidies comes as stakeholders supporting the ACA are filing briefs backing the administration's stance in King v. Burwell . Also, on Wednesday the Senate Finance Committee will mark up legislation that allows employers to exclude veterans from counting toward their employee numbers for the employer mandate. The committee will return next Wednesday (Feb. 4) for...