So is the well poobah'ed expansion of medicare that others so loudly trumpet as a gleaming bastion of Obama's healthcare plan. No different which is why many states turned it down because they could see the money supply dropping off in the future. Exactly the same plan but a democrat put it on the table so the democrats voted for it this time. Could have had the same thing under shrub, the usual first we are for it, then we are against it that ALL sides play in DC
As far as leaving it up to the states, tell me how many Health Insurance companies operate outside of state lines and are federal?