The states WILL be stuck with a Bill!!
IT IS A TAX- and we are all screwed-
Here in Minnesota they are rapidly trying to implement their
(HIX)- Health information Exchange- under Democrat Mark Dayton they budgeted approx.$45Million this passed summer-
The state Govt has asked for another $40+ million to
implement (not nearly enough)- this is the deal- there are
time lines to be met for the health info exchange- the first
is coming up December 31- if base hardware and infrastructure is NOT in place - the FEDS will Be assigning your State a Fee- (I believe this is based on current Fed revenue to your state -(ie, welfare monies,medicare money etc)- since Minnesota gets approx. $5 Billion - even a 3%
“” FEE “” would be huge- Can they legally do this ??!!- well
the Feds are going to try- and they now have The LAW passed-
Sort of funny -don’t you think?- bad healthcare,- (”Fees) being assessed on a govt. whim- and everyone getting in line for O’bummer Care.- where is the beginning of the line?
send me a text to my Obummer Phone.
No. I am talking about state, not federal, taxes. What I am saying is that states who try to set up these exchanges are going to find out that whatever money they are allotted from the fed government is not going to be enough, and then you are looking at increasing STATE taxes, on top of federal taxes.
Under the Supreme Court ruling, the states DO NOT have to set up an exchange at all. The key is to force the feds to design, set up, and implement these exchanges. That way, when it hits the fan due to them asking for more taxes, it will put the lie to Obama’s constant assertions that Obamacare would reduce health care costs.