Nevada Starts Obamacare Process

A blog from NPR writer PaulineBartolone had some interesting news for her readers.  The blog takes a close look at how a Republican governor from Nevada is implementing the new Federal Health Care law.  A helpful audio news link about Nevada and its health care push was also available in the blog.  The interesting thing about this is that Nevada was one of the first states to actually join a law suit against the Affordable Care Act.  So how is it that a Republican state like Nevada is offering no resistance?  A little strange, but apparently Nevada has become one of the first states to actually start the process of a health care exchange.  Nevada does have one of the highest rates of unemployed, and uninsured in the country, so this might have been a reason for the early jump, however according to the news link, the state government wanted to avoid federal intervention.  This probably was a good idea on Nevada’s behalf because other Republican states such as Alabama who resisted the new law are now scrambling to put together a plan of their own.

Although the state government of Nevada opposed the new health care plan, a good majority of people wanted it.  As noted in HealthCare.gov many of its citizens say that they feel that they deserve this and that even though the new plan isn’t in full effect yet, differences can be seen already.  The blog provides very interesting facts and points that can be very helpful for citizens who might not know the exact details yet.  This site is a must see for the citizens of Nevada since we now know that Obamacare will be a part of its future.