Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a lawsuit challenging the legality of subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in states that did not establish their own health insurance exchanges. If the subsidies are thrown out in those states, millions of Americans may no longer be able to afford their health coverage.
Here are the 10 states with the most residents who could be denied financial assistance for health plans purchased on the PPACA's federally operated insurance exchanges if the subsidies are done away with by the court, according to recent Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.
1. Florida — 2.55 million
2. Texas — 1.75 million
3. North Carolina — 926,023
4. Georgia — 784,381
5. Pennsylvania — 736,178
6. Michigan — 676,026
7. Virginia — 504,847
8. Illinois — 479,055
9. New Jersey — 388,209
10. Ohio — 374,605
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