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Released: December 21, 2011
A piecemeal approach to health law in states
Source: Gardiner Harris, Reed Abelson, and Robert Pear, NY Times (Free Registration)
The Obama administration’s surprise announcement Friday that it planned to give states broad leeway to pick the benefits offered under the federal health care law offers yet another example of a gradualist approach to carrying out its signal domestic policy achievement.
Facing vociferous Republican opposition, a looming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the law and the practical challenges of overhauling the vast health insurance market for small businesses and individuals, federal officials are choosing to avoid some crucial choices until well after the 2012 elections. While critics accuse the administration of political expediency, the officials insist the decisions have been based on sound policy judgments.
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