The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, could change after a federal appeals court decided the law restricts subsidies only to people covered by healthcare exchanges created on the state level.

It was one of two rulings today on the matter, and followed by another that was in favor of the language in the law.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit made the recent ruling, in a case brought by a group of small business owners.

"A divided court agreed, in a 2-1 decision that could mean premium increases for more than half the 8 million Americans who have purchased taxpayer-subsidized coverage under the law," the Associated Press reported. "The ruling affects consumers who bought coverage in the 36 states served by the federal insurance marketplace, or exchange."

The challenges to the issue, which can be seen as a matter of politics, may be resolved when the Obama administration seeks a hearing before the full court.

As the AP explains, "Two judges appointed by Republican presidents voted against the administration's interpretation of the law while one appointed by a Democratic president dissented. The Obama spokesman said the administration would seek a hearing by the full 11-judge court. The full court has seven judges appointed by Democratic presidents, including four appointed by Obama."

The judges on the case included Thomas Griffith, who was appointed by President George W. Bush; A. Raymond Randolph, appointed by Bush's father; and Harry Edwards, appointed by President Jimmy Carter, who dissented.

But that move by the higher court wasn't the only decision to come on the issue of Obamacare today.

"The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, upheld the subsidies, saying that a rule issued by the Internal Revenue Service was 'a permissible exercise of the agency's discretion,' " the New York Times reported.

"The ruling came within hours of a 2-to-1 ruling by a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which said that the government could not subsidize insurance for people in states that use the federal exchange. "

"In federal and state exchanges, " the report continues, "people may qualify for subsidies if they have incomes of up to $45,960 for individuals and up to $94,200 for a family of four."

It was shocking news to the millions who signed-up at healthcare.gov during the tumultuous enrollment.

This is how social media responded to the ruling as new of it hit the internet: