Six New States to Lawsuit Challenging Federal Health Care Law

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Florida Attorney General Files Motion to Add Six New States to Lawsuit Challenging Federal Health Care Law
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi today filed a motion to add six States to the federal health care lawsuit – Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, Wyoming, Wisconsin and Maine. This motion brings the number of states to 26, including Florida and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), in challenging the federal health care law as unconstitutional. Also challenging that law in a separate lawsuit is Virginia, and Oklahoma has announced its intention to do the same.
“It sends a strong message that more than half of the States consider the health care law unconstitutional and are willing to fight it in court,” said Attorney General Bondi. “I look forward to continuing to defend Florida's families and businesses against this unconstitutional law and upholding the Constitution.”
The Florida lawsuit challenges not only the law’s requirement that individuals purchase health insurance or face a penalty, but also its substantial and costly Medicaid expansion. Florida Governor Rick Scott and 32 Governors wrote the White House protesting the “one-size-fits-all” Medicaid approach forces states “to cut other critical programs.”
“Having a majority of the nation’s states involved in this case along with NFIB, who represents more than 350,000 small businesses nationwide, sends a strong message to the courts that this law is detrimental to the entire nation and must be overturned,” said Karen Harned, executive director, NFIB Small Business Legal Center.
Prior to today’s filing, the bipartisan lawsuit included the following states in addition to Florida: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona (Governor, and now Attorney General), Colorado, Georgia (Governor, but now Attorney General ), Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (Governor), Nebraska, Nevada (Governor), North Dakota, Pennsylvania (Attorney General, but now Governor), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Washington.



News Release - Florida Attorney General Files Motion to Add Six New States to Lawsuit Challenging Federal Health Care Law

 

[Norwayguy]

Its interesting Maine Democrats protested the joining of the lawsuit as a fiscally conservative objection stating that if the lawsuit was won Maine would benefit without the cost of the lawsuit.

 

[Winter_123]

Its interesting Maine Democrats protested the joining of the lawsuit as a fiscally conservative objection stating that if the lawsuit was won Maine would benefit without the cost of the lawsuit.

Fiscally conservative democrat = freeloader

 

[GreenSky]

While this is going on, our commie insurance commissioner invoked emergency power to make certain that carriers comply with the 80% MLR. He sent out a press release discussing the 80% as it pertains to IFP.

Guy is not only a socialist, but an ***.

Rick

 

[AndreaSti]

While this is going on, our commie insurance commissioner invoked emergency power to make certain that carriers comply with the 80% MLR. He sent out a press release discussing the 80% as it pertains to IFP.

Guy is not only a socialist, but an ***.

Rick

What is this guy trying to kill you quicker than the Feds? We have a new comm in GA too, not sure what he is up to. But of course we are pretty "red" here (except downtown Atlanta).

 

[mynarky]

Fiscally conservative democrat = freeloader

Is your avitar supposed to be sexy, or some sort of really messed up message

 

[taterpeeler]

Is your avitar supposed to be sexy, or some sort of really messed up message

Both... you just dont know HER yet.......

 

[HomeService]

I am surprised all insurance commissioners do not tell the feds to take a hike. They need to get some guts and do this. Or, maybe they are sick and tired of regulating health insurance, and are ready for the feds to takeover?

 

[mynarky]

I am surprised all insurance commissioners do not tell the feds to take a hike. They need to get some guts and do this. Or, maybe they are sick and tired of regulating health insurance, and are ready for the feds to takeover?

or maybe they have a government job and letting others take their responsibility is a sweet deal for them

 

[AndreaSti]

or maybe they have a government job and letting others take their responsibility is a sweet deal for them

I think the don't give a s**t. This will give them more time to chase evil agents that rip off old ladies and chase arson cases and make themselves look good in the media.