A Nebraska bill which intends to establish the functions required by the Federal Affordable Care Act drew testimony this week that has many legislators taking a more cautious approach, according to State Sen. Mark Christensen.
During this morning's McCook Area Chamber of Commerce legislative conference call at the Keystone Business Center, Christensen said that LB 835 has thus far received majority support, but recent testimony has raised concern over where the liability would be placed if the state establishes its own healthcare exchange prior to the federal government establishing one.
"For now it is going to stay in committee, a lot of information was received and it is now a matter of studying the information and visiting with our Washington representatives to see if it is accurate," said Sen. Christensen.
Christensen said the testimony included claims that Congress did not have the funding to actually establish the exchanges if the state did not do it on its own.
It was also said that several states that had already passed similar legislation found they needed a multitude of other bills to help manage the healthcare exchanges, and those bills had been held up for various reasons.
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