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States seeking to ban mandatory health insurance
By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press Writer David A. Lieb, Associated Press Writer
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Mon Feb 1, 8:28 am ET
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Although President Barack Obama's push for a health care overhaul has stalled, conservative lawmakers in about half the states are forging ahead with constitutional amendments to ban government health insurance mandates.
The proposals would assert a state-based right for people to pay medical bills from their own pocketbooks and prohibit penalties against those who refuse to carry health insurance.
In many states, the proposals began as a backlash to Democratic health care plans
pending in Congress. But instead of backing away after a Massachusetts
election gave Senate Republicans the filibuster power to halt the health care legislation, many state lawmakers are ramping up their efforts with new enthusiasm.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_overhaul_states