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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Few States Have Contingency Plans If High Court Voids Subsidies
Millions of Americans could soon lose health insurance when the Supreme Court decides the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act this month, but states have made few concrete plans to deal with the potential fallout, and they may get little help from Washington, President Obama warned Monday. If somebody does something that doesnt make any sense, then, it's hard to fix, the president said, suggesting his administration cant do much if the justices side with the health laws Republican critics. (Levey, 6/8)
The online marketplace is a central part of the Affordable Care Act. Its where 27-year-old Kathryn Ryan, a restaurant server in Philadelphia, immediately turned for health insurance coverage. "I was excited because if it werent for Obamacare, I wouldnt be insured at all. I wouldnt have the ability to go to the doctor," she says. (Gordon, 6/9)