A Senate Committee Will Held a Public Testimony to Determine Who Will Set Up the Exchanges
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A Senate Committee Will Held a Public Testimony to Determine Who Will Set Up the Exchanges

Date: November 8, 2011
By: Mengti Xu
State Capitol Bureau

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A Senate committee will hold a public testimony at 11 a.m. at Lindenwood University in St. Charles Thursday to help the committee determine who will set up a health insurance exchange.
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Wrap: St. Louis City Senator Joe Keaveny says the main question is whether the state wants to set up its own exchange or lets the federal government do it.

Keaveny says although some committee members don't want to see the state move forward, he advocates for a state exchange.

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Description: "Because I think that it would benefit of the people in the state. I think we need to make it easier and more affordable for people to afford health insurance."

Keaveny says the main reason many dislike the exchange is because they don't want the federal government to be involved.  

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Mengti Xu.

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After lawmakers stopped the governor from implementing Obama's federal health insurance, a Senate committee will hold a public testimony at 11 a.m. at Lindenwood University in St. Charles Thursday to collect public opinions.
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Wrap: St. Louis City Senator Joe Keaveny says it is a good way to let the committee members know what people want.

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Description: "The other senators on that committee need to know that there are some people in the St. Louis area that feel very strongly that we need to set up a state-run health insurance exchange."

Keavney says there will be another meeting in Springfield later to hear more testimony from people.

After the testimony, the committee will recommend whether the state should create its own health insurance exchange or allow the federal government to do it.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Mengti Xu.