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The Latest On Health Overhaul: Relief As Subsidies Retained

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — 9:30 a.m.

A South Dakota woman who gets subsidized coverage through the federal health exchange says she’s relieved by the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding those subsidies.

Kelsey Collier-Wise reacted just moments after the high court on Thursday upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act.

The high court’s decision upholds insurance premium subsidies for consumers in more than 30 states, including South Dakota, who sign up for coverage under the federal marketplace.

The subsidies mean roughly 16,800 South Dakota consumers who bought coverage through the exchange during the 2015 enrollment period will continue getting an average of $229 in premium assistance a month.

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