Federal Responses May Determine Christie Decision on Health Exchanges
Letter from Republican governors poses more than a dozen questions to Obama administration.
Gov. Chris Christie wants more information from the federal government before he decides if New Jersey is going to opt for a state-run health benefit exchange. But it’s not clear whether the information the feds supply will satisfy him. Whatever his decision, Christie will have more time to make it. In a letter to his fellow Republican governors on Thursday, US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote that states could submit both a letter of intent and an application to operate their own exchanges by December 14 -- rather than the original November 16 deadline. The extension reflects a federal effort to coax resistant state officials into supporting exchanges. Actually, Christie faces a tighter deadline than the one set…
Stacey Irwin
10:16 pm on Sunday, April 21, 2013
I hope he asked the Federal government where the money is coming from to expand Medicaid (an insurance plan that covers absolutely nothing) NJ Politicians already took government money for this State exchange, close to 10 million dollars. NJ State tax is already 11% and will add more to our taxes. We are not stupid! BUNCH OF CROOKS! I can't wait to vote against Christie and I am a Republican and … more ›