PCPCC celebrates SCOTUS ruling on King v. Burwell as important victory for Patients and Families

The PCPCC commends today's Supreme Court ruling on King v. Burwell, which represents a huge win for millions of patients and families who qualify for subsidies to purchase health insurance on the federal insurance exchange. In a 6-3 decision penned by Chief Justice Roberts, the US Supreme Court upheld that subsidies must be available to all individuals shopping for insurance on the exchanges, regardless of whether the exchange is operated by a state or the federal government. 

This landmark decision marks a critical victory for efforts underway nationwide to increase access to comprehensive primary care services. As the PCPCC works to ensure a transformation in the way we delivery primary care, this court decision will support and advance opportunities to afford all Americans access to a primary care patient-centered medical home. 

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Founded in 2006, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative is a 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to meeting the Triple Aim by advancing an effective and efficient health system built on a strong foundation of primary care and the patient-centered medical home. The PCMH model embraces the relationship between primary care providers and their patients, families, and care-givers; promotes authentic communication and patient engagement; and coordinates whole-person, compassionate, comprehensive, and continuous team-based care; all of which are crucial to achieving meaningful health system transformation that improves outcomes and lowers costs. Today, the Collaborative’s membership represents more than 1,200 medical home stakeholders and supporters throughout the United States and we track more than 500 local, regional, state and national advanced primary initiatives on our Primary Care Innovations and PCMH Map