Pennsylvania became the first state to announce a plan to save people's ObamaCare subsidies if the Supreme Court rules against the federal government sometime this month.

The Obama administration is now reviewing an application from Pennsylvania's health department to set up its own healthcare exchange in case the Supreme Court strikes down the healthcare law's subsidies.

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Gov. Tom Wolf proposed using the federal government's "existing infrastructure to provide certain services" – such as its website and call center. It remains unclear what other costs, if any, the state would have when creating an exchange.

Creating a state-based exchange in Pennsylvania would save subsidies for nearly 350,000 people in the state with ObamaCare, which Wolf called "the responsible thing to do."

Still, the governor could face a tough fight from the state's Republican-controlled legislature. Republican state leaders could face pressure from their counterparts in Congress not to create their own exchange, which the GOP argues will "resuscitate" the law. Read more here.

BIRTH CONTROL BILL COULD SET OFF FIGHT A D.C. bill to expand access to birth control could become the next big battle between city leaders and conservatives in Congress.

The bill would allow women to get a full year of birth control at once and is likely to draw fire from Republicans who have already tried to block a D.C. statute offering legal protections to women who have had abortions or use contraception.

Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.'s delegate in Congress, released a statement Wednesday praising the council's efforts while issuing a threat to Republicans not to mess with the bill.

"It would take more than blind spots to cross over into opposing birth control pills, the most common reproductive choice of American women," she wrote.

Women's health advocates have cheered the bill that passed Tuesday as a way to reduce unplanned pregnancies, citing a study that found a 46 percent decrease in abortions when women are given a year's supply of contraception.

It's still a relatively new idea around the country, though a similar measure appears close to becoming law in Oregon, which would be the first state to introduce the policy. Read more here.

WALKER/SCOTT: NO STATE-LEVEL SUBSIDY FIX: Several high-profile Republican governors are building pressure on Congress to come up with a plan if the Supreme Court decides to void subsidies for millions of people in their states.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker both said Tuesday they are opposed to any kind of state-level fix to restore ObamaCare subsidies in case the administration loses in court.

"I think it has to be a federal fix," Scott told reporters at the event he hosted Tuesday for GOP presidential candidates, according to The Washington Post.

Walker, who attended the summit as a potential candidate, reiterated his previous stance that he would "ultimately push back" if pressed to come with his own plan to prevent chaos in the healthcare marketplace.

"This is a problem created by this president and the previous Congress," he said, according to the Post. "It's something that requires a solution at the federal level. States didn't create this problem, the federal government did. And they should fix it."

Besides Florida and Wisconsin, several other states have ruled out an ObamaCare rescue.

Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska and South Carolina have all previously said that they would not act on the state-level to restore the subsidies. Read more here.

Thursday's schedule

The Republican Study Committee will unveil their healthcare proposal for 2016.

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney will address a meeting of America's Health Insurance Plans.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) will speak at a briefing hosted by the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association.

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