Small Group Market Expansion Could Become Post-King Bargaining Chip

Bills that would make the small group expansion a state decision could be part of a package of tweaks to the Affordable Care Act, possibly used as a bargaining chip if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against the administration in King v. Burwell , a key stakeholder said. Such a ruling likely would prompt a scramble by both parties to compromise on certain provisions in exchange for a “one-sentence” GOP fix to restore premium subsidies for all under the law...