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Dayton rejects Obama's health insurance policy change option
Pioneer Press ^ | 11-18-13 | Christopher Snowbeck

Posted on 11/19/2013 4:47:31 AM PST by TurboZamboni

Siding with Minnesota health insurers, Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday that the state won't follow President Barack Obama's lead and let people renew individual health insurance policies that don't comply with the federal Affordable Care Act.

The governor made his announcement in response to a letter Monday from Julie Brunner of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, a trade group that argued that letting consumers maintain coverage likely would result in fewer young and healthy people buying coverage through MNsure, the state's new health insurance exchange.

The absence of those consumers, Brunner wrote, could drive up costs and reduce options on the exchange.

Dayton expressed support for Obama's idea last week but backed away from it Monday after hearing from local health plans.

(Excerpt) Read more at twincities.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: dayton; exchanges; mn; obamaobamacarefix; obamcare

1 posted on 11/19/2013 4:47:31 AM PST by TurboZamboni
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To: TurboZamboni

I guess that whole..”If you like your plan you can keep it” deal was just a lie.


2 posted on 11/19/2013 4:50:04 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: TurboZamboni

God forbid a company compete the big bad Fed for customers.


3 posted on 11/19/2013 4:54:18 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: TurboZamboni

Free fall...


4 posted on 11/19/2013 4:58:44 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: TurboZamboni

The socialists are being exposed to the fact that totalitarian policy simply cant adjust in the short term as quickly as a capitalist free market. Even though heavily regulated, the market that Obama is rapidly destroying with obamacare could more efficiently address the needs of consumers. If Obama had used his head instead of his totalitarian ego, he could have worked with the GOP and states to meet the needs of the underinsured while preserving the policies that 82% of all Americans were happy with prior to being destroyed by Obama and obamacare.

But these are socialists democrats we are talking about. Anything that interferes with socialist ideology and Kremlin style central planning can’t be permitted.


5 posted on 11/19/2013 4:59:27 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Caipirabob

Sooner or later the SWHTF.

People will start fighting back.


6 posted on 11/19/2013 5:03:34 AM PST by Venturer (Keep Obama and you aint seen nothing yet.)
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To: TurboZamboni

Mark Dayton (D), governor of Minn.


7 posted on 11/19/2013 5:42:57 AM PST by SteveH (First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.)
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To: TurboZamboni

The more people that are pulling this stupid cloth in different directions, the faster is will shred.


8 posted on 11/19/2013 6:19:52 AM PST by NurdlyPeon (It is the nature of liberals to pervert whatever they touch.)
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