New Jersey- Christie Being Pushed to Support 'Health Exchange'

With the state Legislature expected to approve a bill Thursday creating a "health exchange" — the cornerstone of the federal health care law that will help people shop for cheaper coverage — a group of family, consumer and senior citizen advocates today challenged Gov. Chris Christie to support the effort.

But Christie, a Republican, has not committed to creating a health exchange, and won't make a decision until the U.S. Supreme Court decides this year whether the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, state Banking and Insurance spokesman Marshall McKnight said. The nation's highest court will hear arguments on the case in two weeks.

Waiting for the Supreme Court's decision, however, is "leaving millions of dollars on the table," said Ray Castro, a senior analyst at New Jersey Policy Perspective, a liberal leaning think tank which participated in the Trenton press conference to call attention to the bill. The Christie administration has delayed applying for larger grants, unlike Pennsylvania which received $30 million and New York that qualified for $40 million.


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Hat Tip: NJ.Com