South Dakota-State Taking Wait-and-See Approach to Healthcare Reform

Earlier this month, Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced that the state would not move forward on creating health insurance exchanges -- one of the mandates of the Affordable Care Act -- until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the current lawsuit.

South Dakota is one of 26 states involved in the suit, which argues that portions of the ACA are unconstitutional. The Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments beginning in March.

Daugaard said he doesn't want to "waste time and money" on creating an exchange if the act is eventually overturned.

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If states do not develop their own exchange, the federal government can create and operate exchanges for them.

That's something Daugaard never wants to see.

"I don't want to be forced," he said.

http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/state-taking-wait-and-see-approach-to-healthcare-reform/article_5e6446d6-4a34-11e1-87c4-0019bb2963f4.html
Hat tip: Rapid City Journal