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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsstates reveal their choices on obama's health law
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_OVERHAUL_STATES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-11-16-04-16-36WASHINGTON (AP) -- After two years of political battles and a Supreme Court case, many if not most states are expected to tell the federal government Friday if they're willing carry out a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
At issue is the creation of new health insurance markets, where millions of middle-class households and small businesses will shop for private coverage. The so-called exchanges will open for business Jan. 1, 2014, and most of their customers will be eligible for government subsidies to help pay premiums. The exchanges will also steer low-income people into expanded Medicaid programs, if states choose to broaden their safety net coverage.
Thursday evening, the Obama administration responded to a request for more time from Republican governors by granting states a month's extension, until Dec. 14.
Ahead of the original deadline, a check by The Associated Press found that 21 states plus the District of Columbia, have already indicated they want to become involved, either by building and running their own exchanges or partnering with Washington. The 16 that want to build their own exchanges, plus the District of Columbia, face a Jan. 1 deadline for the federal government to approve their plans.
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states reveal their choices on obama's health law (Original Post)
xchrom
Nov 2012
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unhappycamper
(60,364 posts)1. Evidently the Repubs did not get the memo
Scuba
(53,475 posts)2. Late today, Scott Walker will propose something easy to steal.
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)3. Missouri passed an amendment the prevents the state from doing it
Therefore, the feds come in and do it by law. How's that for state's rights?
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,340 posts)4. What does "partnership" mean?
I thought the choice was "state" or "federal"