‘We are in this for the long haul because we believe it is the right policy,’ he says.
By Amy Goldstein Amy Goldstein Reporter covering health-care policy and other social policy issues Email Bio Follow March 28 at 2:05 PM Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that “no one will lose coverage from this day forward,” after a Washington federal judge blocked rules that compelled many poor people to work in exchange for public health insurance.
Neither the Justice, nor Health and Human Services departments would discuss the legal strategy the administration intends to pursue in response to a pair of opinions handed down by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg late Wednesday afternoon.
An HHS spokeswoman said “no appeal decisions have been made yet.” The spokeswoman, Caitlin Oakley, confirmed the Arkansas governor has conferred with the department’s deputy secretary and other senior officials. A Justice spokeswoman declined to comment. “We will continue to defend our efforts to give states greater flexibility to help low-income Americans rise out of poverty.” Verma said late Wednesday immediately after the rulings.
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