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Republican-Controlled Michigan House Committee Says No To Obamacare
11/29/12
Republican-Controlled Michigan House Committee Says No To Obamacare
A Republican-controlled committee in the state House on Thursday failed to pass legislation authorizing Michigan to have a state-based marketplace allowing people to shop for health insurance - a pillar of the federal health care law.
And with that, it appeared the state will continue on the course to having the federal government predominantly control its exchange - a Travelocity-like website for health insurance.
For the full article, see David Eggert, "'Obamacare' vote: Michigan House panel rejects state health insurance exchange; GOP leader says 'we will not have one'", MLive, November 29, 2012.
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