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Wed Nov 28, 2012, 10:16 PM

Massacure (5,860 posts)

7. I found that to be an interesting question.

I did a quick Google search. The answer seems to be yes, the states can opt to take over their own exchange.

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46 replies	Author	Time	Post
Arizona declines to set up state-based health insurance exchange [View all]	AlphaCentauri	Nov 2012	OP
"individual liberty" = Get sick, Die	BlueJazz	Nov 2012	#1
Can someone please explain to me how this is a bad thing?	rainin	Nov 2012	#2
yes would like answer to this also, as a fellow Texan....	northoftheborder	Nov 2012	#4
How 'bout you're on your way to single payer.	lonestarnot	Nov 2012	#5
please, please, please, please, please be true n/t	rainin	Nov 2012	#6
Yes!	Brigid	Nov 2012	#40
I have a question about these states which are refusing to set up the state health insurance plans..	northoftheborder	Nov 2012	#3
I found that to be an interesting question.	Massacure	Nov 2012	#7
Yes, states that don't set up exchanges now will have the opportunity to do so in the future...	PoliticAverse	Nov 2012	#11
FEDS RULE WITH IMPLEMENTATION	ROBROX	Nov 2012	#17
Maybe not such a bad thing	ramapo	Nov 2012	#8
good point - and it also harmonizes the process for folks, creating a defacto standard	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#9
Not cool.	JTFrog	Nov 2012	#20
Where did they say anything sexist?	Jazzgirl	Nov 2012	#22
Seriously?	JTFrog	Nov 2012	#23
Her personal appearance...	azbillyboy	Nov 2012	#35
Well you go right ahead and take your chances then.	JTFrog	Nov 2012	#37
My apologies then.	azbillyboy	Nov 2012	#38
Agree +100000	JusticeForAll	Nov 2012	#46
What does curly grey hair and being an "old hag" have to do with being ignorant?	yardwork	Nov 2012	#29
I alerted on that piece of crap sexist garbage post.	Lex	Nov 2012	#42
Good work!	yardwork	Nov 2012	#44
Thanks for letting me know about	Lex	Nov 2012	#45
This message was self-deleted by its author	antiquie	Nov 2012	#24
I don't think I understand.	JTFrog	Nov 2012	#25
What else could it be?	Sekhmets Daughter	Nov 2012	#26
Good point.	JTFrog	Nov 2012	#28
LOL..	Sekhmets Daughter	Nov 2012	#34
As they should have.	JTFrog	Nov 2012	#36
Your photo and its caption is a classic attack on older women.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#27
Perhaps because I am silver-haired myself,	Sekhmets Daughter	Nov 2012	#31
As an older woman with graying hair	noamnety	Nov 2012	#41
I think the idea is that if it doesn't work out well, they don't have to take the blame	rbixby	Nov 2012	#32
I would like an answer on this as well.	TM99	Nov 2012	#10
Yes the feds will set up the exchange if the state declines to do so...	PoliticAverse	Nov 2012	#12
Thanks	TM99	Nov 2012	#15
The last sentence of the next to last paragraph should be adopted as the Republican campaign slogan	TexasTowelie	Nov 2012	#16
Yes when you leave Medicaid you will find the exchange useful for your insurance need. n/t	PoliticAverse	Nov 2012	#43
Why should states take a piece of the action ...	Blackhawk44	Nov 2012	#13
welcome to DU but no not anybody could set up a state exchange	grantcart	Nov 2012	#18
Welcome to DU!	hrmjustin	Nov 2012	#39
Good. The Big Bad Feds will get to practice setting up exchanges on Arizona!	elleng	Nov 2012	#14
Sure, leave it up to the feds, then if you don't like the outcome bitch about states rights.	wandy	Nov 2012	#19
I agree that is a likely view for the teahadists.	HereSince1628	Nov 2012	#30
if the federal government uses the medicare system for administrating medicaid...	madrchsod	Nov 2012	#21
It's tradition; they didn't participate in Medicaid until 1982	BeyondGeography	Nov 2012	#33

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