Story ideas for King v. Burwell coverage

Jennifer Haberkorn, POLITICOjhaberkorn@politico.com

Before the ruling• What’s at stake:

– Who is getting subsidies and do they like them?– Do people even know about the case?

• Contingency planning: – Are state elected leaders doing any prep work in

case King wins (ie: looking into an exchange)? – Are local hospitals preparing for newly uninsured?– What do your members of Congress want to do if

King wins?

After the ruling• If King wins, in states that lose subsidies:– Who is losing subsidies?– What does the governor/legislature want to

do? Does it conflict with members of Congress?– Impact on hospitals, providers, local insurers

• If King loses:– Is there a sense that the ACA battles are over?

Resources• HHS statistics on enrollment by state http://

www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2015-Fact-sheets-items/2015-06-02.html

• The attorneys and backers for the challengers http://cei.org/king-v-burwell

• Urban Institute studies on the economic impact and other fallout http://www.urban.org/features/king-v-burwell

• Kaiser Family Foundation breakdown of state impact http://kff.org/interactive/king-v-burwell-effects/

• Avalere Health on premiums http://avalere.com/expertise/managed-care/insights/consumer-premium-contributions-to-increase-3300-on-average-in-2015-if-supre

• American Action Forum analysis on fallout http://americanactionforum.org/insights/navigating-the-king-v.-burwell-fallout-a-roadmap

• Finding “real” people Federally Qualified Health Centers / Families USA / Enroll America