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The New York Times | BREAKING NEWS ALERT
BREAKING NEWS Thursday, November 14, 2013 10:45 AM EST
Obama to Allow Insurers to Renew Canceled Plans, House Democrat Says
Facing dissent from his own party and growing pressure from anxious Congressional Democrats, President Obama on Thursday is preparing to offer an administrative fix to a central element of his signature health care law, allowing Americans who are losing their health insurance coverage because of the Affordable Care Act to retain it.
A House Democrat with knowledge of the president's plan said that the fix would allow insurance companies to renew plans that do not meet the higher standard of the new health care law for a year for existing policy holders, though they would be required to notify the policy holder of alternative available coverage options, as well any benefits they might lose by staying on their existing, subpar plan.

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