Critic: GOP complaints on ACA ironic
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Republican-led states may want to stop resisting the U.S. healthcare law's reach since many let the federal government run an insurance exchange, a critic said.
Insurance industry consultant
"If you believe in states' rights and you believe in state control, why would you cede that control?" Laszewski said. "There's a lot of cut-off-your-nose-to-spite-your-face going on,"
Just 18 states and the
Several governors, including
"I will not ask New Jerseyans to commit ... to a state-based exchange when the federal government cannot tell us what it will cost, how that cost compares to other options and how much control they will give the states over this option," Christie said last week after vetoing a bill passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature that would have established an exchange.
Under the law, the exchanges would allow consumers to compare policies and buy affordable coverage. By 2016, about 23 million Americans are expected to get their coverage through the exchanges.
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