Van Hollen says Walker must comply with health care law

[getting old in mke]

Source: Wisconsin State Journal

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says Gov. Scott Walker must follow the federal health care law.

The U.S. Supreme Court found the law constitutional on Thursday, but Walker, a Republican, has vowed not to implement it until after the November elections. The governor hopes the next president and Congress will repeal the law.

Nearly 30 states, including Wisconsin, sued over the law, alleging it was unconstitutional. Van Hollen, a Republican, handled Wisconsin's participation in the lawsuit.

But he said Thursday that Walker is obligated to follow the law according to its deadlines.


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[hue]

1. So when has Walker NOT been above the law??? n/t

[PoliticAverse]

2. Is there some part of the law Walker is required to implement but isn't ?

The article lacked specifics.

[Tx4obama]

6. See comment #5 n/t

[Turbineguy]

3. A Republican following the law?

Wouldn't that set a dangerous precedent?

[hughee99]

4. Doesn't the law say he has until 2014 to have something set up in WI

So he can wait until after the election this year and still possibly have time to be in compliance, right?

[Tx4obama]

5. Every state must create an ''exchange,'' or online marketplace, by January 2013

... Every state must create an "exchange," or online marketplace, by January 2013 that will help people shop and pay for health insurance. The law expects exchanges to begin enrolling people by Oct. 1, with coverage beginning in January 2014. ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014155388

[PoliticAverse]

7. States are not required by law to set up an exchange. The federal government will set one up

if the state doesn't.

[Tx4obama]

8. But there is a deadline, see below

... The Affordable Care Act requires states to have exchanges. A state has several options: It can build the exchange itself, or it can collaborate with the federal government to build it, or it can let the federal government run it. The state has to tell the feds what path it has decided to take by mid-November. If the state does not want to run its own exchange, or collaborate with the feds to run it, the feds will begin setting up the exchange themselves in January. ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002880313

[PoliticAverse]

9. "state has to tell the feds what path it has decided to take by mid-November"

Which is "after the November elections". So Walker can wait for the elections before announcing what he will do
concerning the exchanges.

[indepat]

10. By his pronouncements, one would think Gov. Walker is still itching to

be recalled.

[dragonlady]

11. Except that Walker knows he can't be recalled

during the rest of this term. Indictment is something else.