Obamacare replace and repeal: Haslam concedes difficulty of getting 33 GOP governors to agree
After returning from a long weekend in
"What we're trying to do is have everybody be on the same page with something that can actually pass and will work in the states," Haslam said.
In play are several key aspects as
One is ending the status of
Another facet of the problem involves states that chose to expand their
Haslam acknowledged difficulty in getting everyone on the same page.
"Obviously, to get something passed you're going to have to do something that states that expanded and those who didn't can live with," said Haslam.
Haslam was appointed to the eight-person working group by Republican Governors Association Gov.
He also thinks states like
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A block grant provides a set amount of federal spending per year regardless of how many people enroll in a state's
Unlike a block grant approach, payments to states would reflect changes in enrollment, a feature Haslam believes necessary to handle economic downturns when more people come into
Still, it would not account for changes in costs per enrollee beyond the growth limit, according to Kaiser.
States like
But there are other complications arising from the millions of Americans who are enrolled in the ACA's health care exchanges where they can find insurance with the help of federal subsidies.
The
Those living in states that did expand
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