More than 1.3 million Floridians could lose health premium tax credits that make their private health insurance affordable - more than any other state - if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Republican partisans in King v. Burwell, according to a new report released today by Families USA.

“The Affordable Care Act is working and it is working especially well for Florida families who signed up in record numbers for affordable health insurance. If Republicans prevail in their lawsuit, affordable care would unravel in Florida for more than 1.3 million of our neighbors,” U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor said. About 114,000 neighbors in the Tampa Bay area could lose their premium tax credits, according to the Families USA report. 

The court’s decision also would impact 33 other states that did not establish their own state-run health exchanges and instead rely on federally-run marketplaces. “As a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee who helped draft the Affordable Care Act, the intention of health care reform was always to make tax credits available for all of our eligible neighbors across the country, not just for those in some states,” noted U.S. Rep. Castor.

The Families USA report contains interesting district-by-district comparisons, and drives home the importance of the court decision for the state of Florida.

Meanwhile, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives intends to hold two votes this week to repeal the ACA, which will be the 59^th and 60^th votes offered by House Republicans to repeal the ACA.

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