Vermont- Health Care Exchange Bill Clears Committee

The complicated and controversial health care bill cleared a House committee Thursday after weeks of tinkering and some close votes.

Eight members of the committee voted to approve the bill with the two Republicans on the committee, Jim Eckhardt and Patti Komline voting against.

For nearly a month, members of the House Committee on Health Care wrestled with legislation that lays the ground work for a health benefits exchange.

The confusion surrounding the exchange and the intersection between federal and state law created confusion both in and outside the state house.

“It’s frustrating to know there’s a lot of it we don’t understand,” said Paul Poirier, a Barre Independent who voted for the bill.


http://vtdigger.org/2012/02/16/health-care-exchange-bill-clears-committee/
Hat tip: Vermont Digger/ Alan Panebaker