Montpelier, Vt. - Vermont is bracing for a big decision from the U.S. Supreme Court.
On Thursday, the court is expected to rule on the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's plan for universal healthcare.
Vermont is working on its own version of universal healthcare called Green Mountain Care. The court's decision could impact it.
If the court upholds the law, Governor Peter Shumlin says preparation for Green Mountain Care will continue full steam ahead.
But, if the court strikes down the law, GMC will not receive roughly $400 million in Federal subsidies and tax credits that it would have been given through the Affordable Care Act.
"I don't want to pretend that losing the $400 million of subsidy for middle class and low-income Vermonters struggling to pay for health insurance is not a blow. It is," Governor Shumlin said.
Shumlin says that blow will not prevent him from pushing forward with his health plan.
Opponents of Green Mountain Care say, it does not matter what the Supreme Court rules on Thursday. They say the plan is doomed.
"It's unsustainable because you have to ask the fundamental question. How can you say you're going to save money when you don't know what you're going to spend?" State Senator Randy Brock and Republican candidate for governor said.
The Shumlin administration has not announced how much Green Mountain Care will cost or how it will be paid for.
