No more special deal for Michigan in Senate health bill

"We know that if we do nothing this year, it will only cost Michigan families, businesses and state government more in the long run, so inaction is unacceptable," said Chris Priest, deputy director of the governor's Washington office. "We understand that health care is a shared r...

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Published inGannett News Service
Main Author Groppe, Maureen
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published McLean USA Today, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc 20.11.2009
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Groppe, Maureen
Reid, Harry
WASHINGTON
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Summary:"We know that if we do nothing this year, it will only cost Michigan families, businesses and state government more in the long run, so inaction is unacceptable," said Chris Priest, deputy director of the governor's Washington office. "We understand that health care is a shared responsibility, and our initial estimates show that the bill does not overly burden our budget." "This is something I'll continue to work on," [Debbie Stabenow] said, "but this is certainly a much better situation than the state being required to give the normal match from Day One." "What we now have improves it for everybody," [Harry Reid] said Thursday. "Everybody gets three years. There's no discrepancy from state to state."