Fitzhugh: State Should Embrace Exchanges (TNReport.com)
Craig Fitzhugh, a Democrat from Ripley and for the last two years the minority leader in the Tennessee House of Representatives, said he #39;d like to see the state begin devising and implementing a state-run health insurance exchange as soon as possible. Having the state operate the government-run virtual marketplaces -- as opposed to leaving it entirely to federal Obamacare managers -- would likely give state health care policymakers more flexibility in devising a system tailored for Tennessee, he said. \"I think it would give us a little more control, and I think Tennessee would probably like to have that,\" said Fitzhugh said in this Nov. 13 interview.From:tnreporttvViews:4 0ratingsTime:01:39More inNews Politics<\/p>\n
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