Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius conceded Monday that implementing the Affordable Care Act has been more complicated and frustrating than the Obama administration expected, largely due to Republicans who have opposed the law’s state-based exchanges and Medicaid expansion. “The politics has been relentless and that continues,” Sebelius said. “There was some hope that… Read more »
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States lagging in implementing health care regulations
The Obama administration might be having to take on more than anticipated when the new health insurance regulations included in the Affordable Care Act kick in in 2014. An outgrowth of the protracted legal battle over the law was that states delayed doing much of the work that’s required, while they waited to see if… Read more »
Another GOP Governor Says ‘No’ To Implementing Obamacare
The week after Chief Justice John Roberts sided with liberal justices and upheld Obamacare in the Supreme Court, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced that his state would not comply with the ruling. Said Scott: “We care about having a health care safety net for…vulnerable Floridians, but this is an expansion that just doesn’t make any… Read more »