(AP) – Arkansas’ Republican governor says Congress shouldn’t
give up on finding ways to change the federal health overhaul in a way that can
win bipartisan support despite the collapse of the GOP effort to repeal and
replace the 2010 law.Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters Tuesday he was disappointed that efforts to
rewrite former President Barack Obama’s health law were unsuccessful in the
Senate. Hutchinson said he thinks lawmakers in Washington can still find a
bipartisan solution to address concerns with the health law.
give up on finding ways to change the federal health overhaul in a way that can
win bipartisan support despite the collapse of the GOP effort to repeal and
replace the 2010 law.Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters Tuesday he was disappointed that efforts to
rewrite former President Barack Obama’s health law were unsuccessful in the
Senate. Hutchinson said he thinks lawmakers in Washington can still find a
bipartisan solution to address concerns with the health law.
Arkansas expanded Medicaid under the health law through a hybrid program that
uses the expansion funds to place people on private insurance. More than 300,000
people are on the program.
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