Dave Heineman on Health Care

Republican NE Governor

Don't spend money on ObamaCare until Supreme Court decision

The new federal health care law raises taxes, cuts Medicare and contains an enormous unfunded Medicaid mandate. Because it is the current law, our state is moving forward with the planning and designing of a state health insurance exchange.

Our state has been working hard for nearly two years to protect Nebraska's interests, and I want to assure you and our citizens that Nebraska will not default to the federal government regarding a health insurance exchange. However, it is important to recognize that the United States Supreme Court will decide whether this law is constitutional or not by June 29 of this year. In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court will have three days of oral arguments on this issue in late March. The simple truth is it would be a costly mistake to spend millions of taxpayer dollars to begin implementing Obamacare until the United States Supreme Court makes its decision.

Source: 2012 Nebraska State of the State Address , Jan 12, 2012

Opposes ObamaCare as bad for health & pocketbook

The new federal health care law raises taxes on Nebraskans, cuts Medicare and causes health insurance premiums to increase Source: Nancy Hicks in Lincoln Journal Star , Jul 31, 2010

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