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Congressional GOP plans to continue health law subsidies
Proposals would dissolve many requirements
Health Overhaul Supre Heal
In this March 4, 2015 file photo, demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, as the court was hearing arguments in President Barack Obama's health overhaul which, if successful, could halt health care premium subsidies in all the states where the federal government runs the insurance marketplaces. A Supreme Court ruling expected in a few weeks could wipe out health insurance for millions of people covered by President Barack Obamas health care law. But Republicans - not White House officials - have been the ones talking about damage control.
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans will move to temporarily continue health care subsidies for millions of people if the Supreme Court overturns the aid, according to plans discussed Wednesday in the House and Senate. In addition, the GOP proposals would dissolve many of the basic requirements of President Barack Obama's health care law, including mandates that most people buy coverage and most companies provide it to their workers, Republicans said. Eventually, they hope, the entire law would be repealed.
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