LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials insist they're ready to move forward with a state-based health insurance exchange if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds President Barack Obama'shealth care overhaul.

The state doesn't yet have a law setting up an online insurance marketplace, a key part of thehealth care law, but the Nebraska Department of Insurance has been planning for one.

The Supreme Court is expected to rule Thursday on the law, which seeks to extend healthinsurance to millions of Americans without health insurance.

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