TN lawmakers file bill to block ACA

[House of Roberts]

3. I am not defending anything.

I asked a question.

As I read the article, it doesn't mention that the bill prohibits any individual from buying insurance through the federal exchange, unless you're on TennCare. If the state refused the federal money, fewer people would have coverage through that version of Medicaid, but those eligible would still get signed up one way or the other.

The hospitals are going to push back if they have to treat people without compensation, who would otherwise have had their bills covered.

I'm not sure the bill will stand up as constitutional anyway. The lawmakers can probably get away with making state and local governments go directly to insurance companies to obtain employee coverage. My question had to do with if the coverages had to meet the same minimum standard.