Katrina Jackson
Louisiana - D - State rep
Governor - cuts for hospice care
Can’t support defunding of Obamacare
savings to Louisiana
vote of referendum in order to enact ACA
top 5 states to receive these dollars
ACA will save money for the gov
Implementation offers injection of dollars in state economy and create jobs
college students worry about health care ACA provides that by covering them under parents insurance
Our conscience tells us to support ACA - mentions Bible verse and time to do what is right
Kathy Kleibert
Louisiana
Cites issues regarding implementation
Gov website recently changed definitions
HHS - education and outreach - assigned to navigators
groups little training, oversight
concerns about call centers - employees with little experience
federal call centers not equipped with information
technical issues - application and exchange and data hub
states must have own application
no-cost solution for income eligibility, but learned in June it would be state responsibility
Serious questions about ACA being delayed, suggest entire law be repealed and replaced