Still an advocate for the State to act and
remain in control through a Michigan-led health insurance exchange, Michigan
Governor Rick Snyder has evidently come to the realization that the House
Republican Caucus will not be moving forward on Senate
Bill 693 or any other similar proposal.
Faced with a deadline under the federal
Affordable Care Act, the Governor has announced his intentions of seeking a
partnership with the federal government.
House Republicans originally refused to
address the measure as they awaited the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the
Act. With the Act being deemed constitutional by the Court, the House GOP’s
hopes moved to the potential for Governor Romney’s election in November and
resulting charge to repeal the Act.
The State, however, is left with the choice
of informing the federal government of its intentions by November 16th
or being handed a purely federal exchange.