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Section 1321(c) of the PPACA reads (parsed to get beyond all the legalese):
It would appear that Sec 1004 of the HCERA brings the issue of whether only State-sponsored Exchanges would receive tax credits. From this reading, ALL EXCHANGES whether established by the State or the federal government would receive health care tax credits. However, if you take your interpretation of the law solely from the PPACA, you'd rightly conclude that the tax credits would only apply to the States. But such an interpretation would ignore the totality of the law as amended through reconciliation.
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The ruling involves more than a decision about one piece of legislation. It's about the entirety of the law.
That's why those who are making an argument by plucking a handful of phrases out of the text (while ignoring the rest of the law) are losing at trial