Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The First Line of Defense against Federal Takeover of Health Care

The Post & Email

STATES CONSIDER ENACTMENT OF STATE-SPECIFIC HEALTH CARE FREEDOM ACTS TO PROTECT STATE RIGHTS UNDER THE TENTH AMENDMENT
by Debra Mullins

Join or die(May 10, 2010) — States are gearing up to battle the federal government’s takeover of health care by considering legislation, or state constitutional amendments, in an effort to shield state residents from the requirement to purchase federally-mandated individual health care insurance beginning in 2014 and any liability that may be incurred for failure to comply with the mandate. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a non-profit, nonpartisan, membership association for conservative lawmakers, is the leading advocate to protect state rights concerning health care reform under the Tenth Amendment, and it has created model legislation that states can utilize. According to the ALEC press release issued on May 5, 2010, as many as 42 states have announced, introduced, or passed legislation that asserts a state’s right, at least in part, to exempt itself from the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law by Mr. Obama on March 23, 2010.

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