However, a representative for the state of California said despite the individual state’s workarounds, losing the subsidies created "uncertainty and chaos" that might lead to insurance companies opting out of Obamacare and causing health insurance markets to fall apart.
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington, along with the District of Columbia joined California in the lawsuit.