Gov.-elect Pat McCrory hasn’t decided if he is for
or against an N.C. state run Obamacare exchange.
RALEIGH — Amid growing
sentiment by conservatives that states can derail Obamacare by refusing to
create health care exchanges, Gov.-elect Pat McCrory says he has not decided
whether to join other Republican governors in following that path.
“He’s going to work with the General Assembly in determining the best course for North Carolina going forward,” said Chris Walker, communications director for the McCrory transition team.
As it stands, Walker said, “there is a lack of clarity from Washington” on specifics of implementing the exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Obamacare’s official title.
Hopefully, North Carolina’s General Assembly which is dominated by Republicans, aren’t foolish enough to fall for this statist canard. But apparently, there is one moron in the Senate who believes the state of North Carolina will have a say in how this exchange is going to run:
“He’s going to work with the General Assembly in determining the best course for North Carolina going forward,” said Chris Walker, communications director for the McCrory transition team.
As it stands, Walker said, “there is a lack of clarity from Washington” on specifics of implementing the exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Obamacare’s official title.
Hopefully, North Carolina’s General Assembly which is dominated by Republicans, aren’t foolish enough to fall for this statist canard. But apparently, there is one moron in the Senate who believes the state of North Carolina will have a say in how this exchange is going to run:
McCrory is not sold on
that model and could choose another option after he is sworn in. In addition,
State Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, has said the General Assembly
must have a voice in how the state approaches the exchanges.
“What [McCrory] won’t do is have a federally run state program” that leaves decisions to the feds and pushes costs to the state, Walker said.
“There’s a lot of unanswered questions,” Walker said. “The federal government isn’t even prepared for implementation at this point.”
“What [McCrory] won’t do is have a federally run state program” that leaves decisions to the feds and pushes costs to the state, Walker said.
“There’s a lot of unanswered questions,” Walker said. “The federal government isn’t even prepared for implementation at this point.”
Well State Senate
leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, I’m sure you have to be aware of the rule
changes in Medicaid for the mentally ill.
Those rules were changed by the feds.
Now look at the problems this state has in finding funds to house these
people. Do you truly believe that you’ll
have any say when an HHS bureaucrat imposes new rules and regulations through
these exchanges? Wake up, fool!
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