Halbig challenge to Obamacare provides a lesson in humility

By Philip Klein

Published July 31, 2014 6:01pm ET

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Halbig challenge to Obamacare provides a lesson in humility — At issue in Halbig v. Burwell is whether language in the text of the Obamacare law directing subsidies to individuals who sign up for insurance on an exchange "established by a state" makes individuals living in the 36 states with a federal exchange ineligible for the subsidies. (iStock) | Andy Dean Photography

However the Halbig v. Burwell case on Obamacare subsidies turns out legally, the public debate should be a lesson in humility.

At issue in the case is whether language in the text of the law directing subsidies to individuals who sign up for insurance on an exchange “established by a state” makes individuals living in the 36 states with a federal exchange ineligible for the subsidies.

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