{"id":224,"date":"2012-11-12T20:06:06","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T20:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bcgfl.com\/site\/?p=224"},"modified":"2012-11-12T20:06:06","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T20:06:06","slug":"hhs-extends-exchange-deadline-for-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bcgfl.com\/site\/?p=224","title":{"rendered":"HHS Extends Exchange Deadline For States."},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Times<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0(11\/10, Pear, Subscription Publication) \u00a0reported that the Obama Administration said on Friday it would extend deadlines for states to file their plans for health insurance exchanges.\u00a0 States still must tell the government whether they plan to create their own exchanges by Nov. 16, but they will have until Dec. 14 to provide details of how they will do it.\u00a0\u00a0 HHS Secretary Sebelius also told governors they can wait until Feb. 15 to file their applications for partnership exchanges with the Federal government.\u00a0 The times notes that \u201cthe White House has repeatedly said that states were making excellent progress toward creation of the exchanges, even as Republican governors and state legislators expressed ambivalence or outright opposition\u201d and sometimes complained that \u201cthey were having difficulty because Mr. Obama had yet to issue crucial regulations and guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0The Miami Herald<\/span><\/strong> (11\/11, Dorschner) reported that with President Obama\u2019s reelection, \u201cFlorida\u2019s Republican leaders are reconsidering their fervent opposition to federal healthcare reform, triggering a discussion that could have huge repercussions forSouth Florida.\u201d\u00a0 The article noted that Governor Rick Scott and other Florida Republicans are shifting from strict opposition to the ACA to a search \u201cfor compromises on how it is carried out in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0The Palm Beach (FL) Post<\/span><\/strong> (11\/11 Singer) reports that Scott on Friday \u201cappeared to be softening his longstanding refusal to acknowledge\u201d ACA.\u00a0 Scott said in a statement, \u201cJust saying \u2018no\u2019 is not an answer.\u00a0 We need to focus on how Obamacare affects each of our families,\u201d before adding he is still \u201cconcerned about the impact for cost, access and quality of care.\u201d\u00a0 Though the article enumerates several benefits for the state in setting up its own exchange, it notes that just Wednesday, Scott reiterated his opposition to the provision, saying, \u201cNo one has been able to show me that health care exchange is going o do anything rather than raise taxes, raise the cost of our companies to do business.\u201d
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