State lawmakers try to halt health care changes
Lawmakers in eight states, only half of which are controlled entirely by Republicans, have filed proposals this year to ask voters to amend state constitutions to prohibit what they bill as restrictions on a person's freedom to choose a private health care plan, mandatory participation in any given plan and penalties for declining coverage. Similar measures were considered in two other states, though they wouldn't have been decided by voters. And lawmakers in three other states say they plan to file similar ballot proposals in the coming months.
"It became very clear that the direction for what they call health care reform at the federal level was putting
at risk our health care freedoms, and we need to move quickly to make sure citizens are protected," said Republican state Rep. Nancy Barto, sponsor of a measure in Arizona.
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