Dec. 17, 2012, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today thanked 32 states for not implementing a state-run health insurance exchange under Obamacare:
“32 states representing 63 percent of the population, a clear majority Americans, are to be praised for rejecting state exchanges under Obamacare. Because federal exchanges lack statutory authority to issue insurance subsidies and enforce the employer mandate, businesses in these states now will have the chance to challenge these regulations in court.
“This will help protect job creators from penalties and other costs under the law’s employer mandate, affording them a competitive advantage over those which have state exchanges. This is a wholesale rejection of Obamacare at the state level.”
States with federal exchanges:
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
INDIANA
KANSAS
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
States establishing partnerships:
ARKANSAS
DELAWARE
IOWA
ILLINOIS
MICHIGAN
NORTH CAROLINA
WEST VIRGINIA
Attachments:
“Why governors should not implement state insurance exchanges under Obamacare,” By Bill Wilson, Nov. 14, 2012, at http://netrightdaily.com/2012/11/why-governors-should-not-implement-state-insurance-exchanges-under-obamacare/
Interview Availability: Please contact Rebekah Rast at (703) 383-0880 or at rrast@getliberty.org to arrange an interview with ALG President Bill Wilson.