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If the Supreme Court overturns a key facet of the Affordable Care Act, it could leave the law functioning as designed in some states, while grinding it largely to a halt in others. That divide comes into focus through the case’s potential impact on a group of people The Wall Street Journal has been tracking to document the law’s impact. Some are likely to be unaffected by a ruling striking down the subsidies. Others could see the law’s effects on their lives unravel. (Wilde Mathews and Radnofsky, 3/4)

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could end Obamacare subsidies for policyholders in a majority of states, including Texas, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio. If the court sides with the plaintiffs, it would mean millions of people could no longer afford health insurance. The challenge to the Obamacare subsidies comes in the case King v. Burwell. The plaintiffs point to a passage in Affordable Care Act that suggests that the federal government can only offer premium subsidies in Obamacare exchanges established by the states. (Ydstie, 4/4)

For 1.2 million Latinos who signed up for health care and got help paying for it, their coverage is at the center of a Supreme Court fight. (Gamboa, 3/4)

U.S. hospital executives said on Wednesday they were optimistic they will avoid the toughest consequences of a Supreme Court decision on whether millions of Americans can continue to purchase subsidized health benefits under Obamacare. The high court heard oral arguments in the case challenging the federal tax credits that help residents in at least 34 states afford medical benefits under President Barack Obama's healthcare law (Humer and Berkrot, 3/4)

The Obama administration says it's doing nothing to stave off the potential disaster that would ensue if the Supreme Court upends Obamacare and millions of Americans face losing affordable health insurance. What might look like administration negligence is actually a carefully tuned strategy to raise the stakes at the Supreme Court, where on Wednesday justices will hear arguments on a central Obamacare provision that allows federal subsidies for insurance. (Liptak, 3/4)