From the American Association of Physicians & Surgeons :
"States have been asked to submit to HHS their intention with regard to a state health insurance exchange as outlined in Obamacare by Friday, November 16.
Please contact your governor ASAP, asking him or her NOT to commit to any kind of Obamacare health insurance exchange. Even if your state has already declared its intention, please voice your opposition before Friday.
http://www.aapsonline.org/index.php/site/article/tell_your_governer_to_say_no_to_obamacare_exchange/
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A list of contact information for all 50 state governors can be found here:
Sample letter sent to governors.
Webinar Video: Why States Should Oppose ObamaCare Exchanges, featuring Michael Cannon of Cato, Twila Brase of CCHF, Nick Dranias & Brian Schlomach of the Goldwater Institute, hosted by Ralph Weber of MediBid.
According to Michael Cannon of Cato:
"Operating an Obamacare exchange would be illegal in 14 states. Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia have enacted either statutes or constitutional amendments (or both) forbidding state employees to participate in an essential exchange function: implementing Obamacare's individual and employer mandates."
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/obamacare-is-still-vulnerable
15 REASONS: Oppose Obamaʼs Health Insurance Exchanges
1. Exchanges are Federal Takeover Centers, not marketplaces. The federal government controls the health plans and the benefits—and oversees patient care. Exchanges will also become single-seller bureaucracies where only government- approved health plans are sold and no real “market” exists. It is expected that all people in the future will be required to buy insurance from the Exchange. (see #5)
2. States will lose. State-run exchanges will hide the federal takeover; enable federal access to state-held data on citizens, patients and providers; and shift the annual
$10 million - $100 million cost of operating the exchange to State taxpayers.
3. State-run Exchanges are not required. That would be commandeering of the state by the federal government. Obama’s health care law acknowledges this fact by having a fallback plan for creation of a Federal Exchange—but no money to do it. They’ve asked for ~$750 million, but Congress has thus far refused.
4. All Exchanges are Federal Exchanges. State-run Exchanges must follow the federal law and all federal rules. They are required to report annually to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and are under control of HHS.
5. State-run Exchanges are part of a National Exchange. State exchanges are 50 state-named website portals of a national system. They are extensions of the federal government into each state through the “Federal Data Services Hub,” which will receive and share private data. Data entered online to buy insurance is sent for verification through the Federal Data Services Hub (“Hub”) to at least
five federal agencies, and compared with myriad state databases and data systems
made accessible to the Hub by state government.
6. The Exchange is a national registration and enforcement tool. The National Exchange (with 50 website portals) will register the insurance status of every citizen and allow the IRS to enforce the penalty-tax for refusing to buy health insurance. The purpose is universal coverage — national health care. Registration takes place through purchase of insurance or online registration of an exemption.
7. The Exchange will create an unprecedented tracking system. Whether they pay taxes to the Federal government or not, everyone must annually register with the IRS either on their own through the Exchange or through their employer. State governments are already considering how to “pre-populate” the exchange using other databases such as state taxpayers, voting registration, and vital statistics.
8. The Exchange will enable Obamacare fines. Employers face significant fines if even one of their employees buys health insurance on a state-based Exchange.,,,
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