State Opt Out

Sam Stein

Obama's Embrace Of Health Care Opt-Out Could Shift Legal, Public-Relations Debates

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- White House officials insisted on Monday that President Barack Obama's embrace of a provision that would give states the right to opt ou...

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Sam Stein

GOP Health Care Opt-Out Bill Would Erase Minimum Standards Requirement

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A bill introduced by two Republican senators on Tuesday would allow states to opt out of the requirements enacted by last year's health ...

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Wyden Pushing For Oregon Waiver From Health Care Law, Individual Mandate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the most innovative voices in the health care debate, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), is accelerating the process of exempting his state from some ...

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Sam Stein

Wyden: Health Care Lawsuits Moot, States Can Opt Out Of Mandate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has a message for all the attorneys general and Republican lawmakers who are threatening lawsuits and claiming that an individ...

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Sam Stein

Two-Thirds Of States Would Offer Public Option: CBO

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that roughly 33 states -- or two out of every three -- would offer a national, government-run insurance opti...

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Dems Discussing Public Option With Opt-Out Clause: The Silver Bullet?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Democrats have begun discussions on a compromise approach to health care reform that would establish a robust, national public option for insur...

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Govs Now Major Players In Health Care Debate; Corzine Wouldn't Opt Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that the Senate leadership has settled on a health-care reform proposal that includes a public insurance option with an opt-out clause for states,...

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