WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials say President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is on track in many states — but they're preparing a federal backstop anyway.

The law calls for states to build new health insurance markets called exchanges so those now uninsured can have access.

Exchanges are a linchpin, but many of the 26 states asking the Supreme Court to overturn the law have made little progress.

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