Citing “ambiguous language” in the Affordable Care Act, the US Supreme court has ruled that the current law stands as implemented. Subsidies will continue for both state and federal health care exchanges.

Arizona is one of 34 states that use the federal exchange as a “marketplace” for health insurance coverage. AZ law prohibits a state exchange. According to a February Gallup poll Arizona’s uninsured rate has fallen from 20.4 percent in 2013 to 17.5 percent in 2014. There are currently 165,026 Arizonans enrolled in the marketplace and 126,506 receive subsidies to buy insurance. Arizona’s average monthly tax credit subsidy is $158.