Democrat Christopher Dodd has been out of the U.S. Senate for 18 months, but he weighed in Thursday on the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision that upheld President Obama’s healthcare law.
Dodd played a key role in the passage of the law because U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, the chairman of the Senate health committee, had become ill with cancer. In 2009, Dodd’s committee became the first one to pass the complicated bill.
“The most conservative court in decades has ruled that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, validating the work of President Obama and the Congress,” Dodd said in a statement. “Once and for all, this should put to rest the attacks that have distracted the country from the important benefits the law offers the American people.
“For decades, we have worked tirelessly as a nation to provide decent, affordable health care to all Americans. Throughout that struggle, we recognized that change is hard and progress is always a long and difficult road,” Dodd continued. “With the court’s decision, it is time now for all of us to come together and move forward on implementing the law so that our nation can fulfill its promise of making affordable, quality health care a right of all Americans.”
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The Red States are opting out of the Medicaid expansion to 133% of the Federal Poverty Level (which is the most expensive portion of the bill) and leaving the Insurance Exchange implementation and minimum policy definition (and subsidized policies) to the Federal Government. Michigan, INdiana, Iowa, Nevada, and New Jersey are looking at the Federal solution. There will be more on that this coming week.
Forbes makes a compelling case for states to reduce their matching coverage to 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (and doing the minimums) and throw the rest of the Medicaid expansion and Exchanges and Subsidies back to the Federal Government for implementation through a Federal Insurance Exchange.
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Given the politicized nature of CT’s Insurance Exchange Committee I’d prefer a quiet and competent and timely Federal implementation.The only positive move I’ve seen in CT is the hiring of an expert who implemented such a system earlier (In Massachusetts). That surprised me. Competence is so often underappreciated in government.
Of course the bet is that Romney will void the whole mess. If not then putting the onus for implementation and Medicaid expansion on the Federal Government seems like the back up plan
Dodd said in a statement. “Once and for all, this should put to rest the attacks that have distracted the country from the important benefits the law offers the American people.
Not so fast, Chris, we’ve been promised a repeal if the right person is elected in November…..now go back to Hollywood and do as you’re told.