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A Look at the Federal Health Care Law in Michigan

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Here is a look at where Michigan stands on implementing President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul, which the Supreme Court ruled Thursday can go forward:

NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 1.27 million Michigan residents are uninsured, about 13 percent of the population.

WHERE THE STATE STANDS: The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has been working to set up an online health insurance marketplace, but has had limited success because House Republicans have refused to let it use $9.8 million in federal planning money. Because of looming federal deadlines to have the health insurance exchange in place, state officials have been planning for a state-run exchange while also talking to federal officials about partnering with a federal exchange where the state handles just some responsibilities, such as customer service.

More than 23,000 Michigan seniors and people with disabilities have saved over $17 million this calendar year on prescription drugs because of the law, that's an average of $757 per person. More than a half-million Michigan seniors have received a free preventive health care service so far this year.

Around 57,000 more young adults in Michigan under the age of 26 are on their parents' health insurance plans.

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