Obama would let states adapt health care

Obama would let states adapt health care

bama's endorsementScrubs dvd of legislation Monday that would give states such freedom three years earlier than the 2010 law allows was panned by Republicans more interestedBoston Legal dvd in repealing the entire law or getting the U.S. Supreme Court to Disney dvddeclare it unconstitutional.
On the other hand, the president's move was applauded by lawmakers in Vermont who want to go even further than the federal law, which is designed to cover 32 million more Americans with health insurance. The law will expand Medicaid and create a system of health exchanges, or marketplaces, in which insurers compete for customers.
"The president's embracing this proposal is good 'put up or shut up' politics," says Robert Laszewski, a privateSmallville dvd health care consultant. "He is challenging all of these Republican governors who have control of both houses of their legislatures to put a better idea on the table and show the country why it's better."
The law is being phased in, with the major provisions starting by 2014.lost dvd States could not opt out entirely. Key requirements would remain, such as those prohibiting insurers from canceling coverage because of pre-existing conditions.
States can ask Cold Case dvdWashington for a waiver from other provisions, such as the law's mandate that Lie To Me dvdall individuals get insurance. But they would have to cover as many people, provide the same level of benefits, and not raise the federal deficit.
"A state may not like the way the (federal law) isdvd box set providing that coverage and could argue that other ways would be more appropriate, but they still have to come up with a way to do those three things," says Laura Tobler of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In his address to the governors, Obama quipped that many are not in the health law's "fan club." Mi5 dvdBut he urged them to work together to put it into practice and offered faster state flexibility as an olive branch. Obama also has agreed to two other, less sweeping changes, including one that would Grey's Anatomy dvdease tax reporting rules for small business.
"If your state canThe Vampire Diaries dvd create a plan that covers as many people as affordably and Teletubbies 4comprehensively as the Affordable Care Act does — without increasing the deficit— you can implement that plan, and we'll work with you to do it," he said.
Most Republican governorsCheap DVD have backed lawsuitsmad man dvd that would declare the law unconstitutional. While lower court rulings have been split so far, cases in Florida and Virginia backed by GOP governorsChuck dvd have won early rounds.
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell told The Associated Press recently thatThe Office dvd he wants to avoid federal money and mandates "that create federal dependency and control."
Sen. John Barrasso, NCIS dvdR-Wyo., criticized Obama's comments Monday and said states needCSI dvd more freedom. "States do not want and cannot afford to live with health plans that match Obamacare's burdensome requirements," he said.
But Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt.,CSI Las Vegas dvd a sponsor of legislation that would allow states to opt out in 2014, said it would give states greater rights, an idea Republicans traditionally favor. Vermont is moving toward a single-payerThe Closer dvd system in which most residents get health care coverage from the government.
"At the end Family Guy dvdof the day, even if the Republicans repeal, they'd have to replace," Welch said. "So this is an option for Criminal Minds dvdthem to have their states participate."