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Court rules universal health insurance doesn't guarantee you can actually afford coverage

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today the state could refuse to help a couple pay for health insurance even if they couldn't afford insurance offered by their employers.

Although Daniel and Diane Provencal met the income requirements for subsidized insurance, the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority denied their request because Daniel Provencal's employer offered its own insurance plan - under which it would pay 33% of the premiums. The SJC noted the law establishing the health connector said it "may" waive that condition, which the court ruled means the the connector could also refuse to waive it.

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